Cave Canem: Animals and Roman Society. by Ferris, Iain

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Amberley Publishing, 2018. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, academic notes, index, and photo plates. 320 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own; they kept animals as household pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted and fished. However, animals also played a far more significant role in Roman culture and religion - and in the Roman imagination. In this book, Dr Iain Ferris discusses the extraordinary slaughter of huge numbers of animals for entertainment in the Roman arena, their association with the gods, their place in mythology and symbolism and their use in Roman religious practice. Many of their actions towards animals are seen today as cruel, but what did animals mean for the Romans and how did they view their own actions? Cave Canem examines both written and archaeological sources, particularly visual evidence in the… Read More

Amberley. New in New dust jacket. 2018. Hardcover. New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £20.00.; Animals in Roman culture; based on written and archaeolological sources and visual evidence. From household pets to and animals kept for meat, and for entertainmment. The saughter of huge numbers of animals for entertainment in the Roman arena, their association with the gods, their place in mythology and symbolism and their use in Roman religious practice. ; 288 pages .