Animals in Greek and Roman thought : a sourcebook /

• Main Author: Newmyer, Stephen T. (Stephen Thomas) (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
• Series: Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world.
• Subjects: Ζώα > Ελλάδα > Ιστορία.; Ζώα > Ρώμη > Ιστορία.; Ζώα > Δικαιώματα > Ιστορία.

Table of Contents:

• The intellect of animals? : rational or irrational?
• Human-animal kinship
• Animal behaviors
• Animals as moral beings
• Animals as offerings : hunting and sacrifice
• Animals as sport : the arena
• Animals as food : vegetarianism and its opponents
• Animals as friends ; kindness to animals.