The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life

Gordon Lindsay Campbell is Lecturer in Ancient Classics at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Acknowledgements ; List of Illustrations ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; 1. Aesop and Animal Fable ; 2. Animals in Classical Art ; 3. Good to Laugh With: Animals in Comedy ; 4. Animals in Epic ; 5. Animals in Tragedy ; 6. Domestication and Breeding of Livestock: Horses, Mules, Asses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Swine ; 7. Animal Husbandry and Farming ; 8. Value Economics: Animals, Wealth, and the Market ; 9. Fauna of the Ancient Mediterranean ; 10. Insects ; 11. Ancient Fishing and Fish Farming ; 12. Hunting ; 13. Animal Communication ; 14. Origins of Life, and Origins of Species ; 15. Civilization, Gastonomy, and Meat-eating ; 16. Pets ; 17. Animals in Warfare ; 18. Animal Magic ; 19. Animals and Divination ; 20. Animal Sacrifice in Antiquity ; 21. Animals in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity ; 22. Part-animal Gods ; 23. Metamorphosis: Human in Animals ; 24. Wondrous Animals in Classical Antiquity ; 25. Animals in Egypt ; 26. Spectacles of Animal Abuse ; 27. Horse Racing and Chariot Racing ; 28. Animals and Triumphs ; 29. Being the One and Becoming the Other: Animals in Ancient Philosophical Schools ; 30. Philosophical Vegetarianism and Animal Entitlements ; 31. Zoological Knowledge in Ancient Greece and Rome ; 32. Ancient Fossil Discoveries and Interpretations ; 33. Veterinary Medicine ; Index