A Tale of Two Kitties
The extent to which various feline deities were venerated in Egypt is reflected in the large number of representations of the goddesses and, naturally, of cats.
One of many blood-filled sources of entertainment for the Romans was the venationes, or wild beast hunts, that took place in amphitheaters for hundreds of years around the Roman Empire.
Horses in war: A history
Although impossible to date exactly when horses were domesticated, there is archaeological evidence dating from as early as 4000 BCE that indicates horses were used for riding and driving.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and the Bee
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On the Egyptian origin of the domestic cat
The traditional opinion is that the cat was domesticated in place in Egypt from
wild local stock. SCHAUENBERG (1972) contradicted this hypothesis by showing that the
cranial index (ic = cranium length/volume of encephalic cavity) of the modern domestic cat was closer to that of the steppe cat (Felis ornata) of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan than that of the wild Libyan desert cat (Felis libyca).
Animal spectacula of the Roman Empire
Although gladiatorial spectacles in ancient Rome have been the subject of a great deal of recent scholarly literature, comparatively little attention has been paid to the contemporary animal spectacles…
From War Elephants to Circus Elephants: Humanity
This paper examines the historical human use and abuse of elephants in an attempt to connect the contemporary use of performing elephants with the ancient use of war elephants and also examines two opposing opinions regarding elephant conservation.
Pharmacological practices of ancient Egypt
Egyptian drug therapy can be regarded as having evolved from a system rooted in magic to one of empiric observation applied within a central ideology of health and disease.
Elephants as Enemies in Ancient Rome
The ancient Romans enjoyed watching spectacles in which elephants were tormented or killed because these animals had been endowed with symbolic significance.
Searching for patterns among special animal deposits in the Dutch river area during the Roman period
This paper explores recurring patterns among special animal deposits in rural settlements in the Dutch river area from the Roman period and draws a comparison with finds of other material categories.