Dogs in Antiquity: Anubis to Cerberus
Aris & Phillips Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85668-704-4 (ISBN)
Unlike cats which have remained almost uniform in shape throughout their history, dogs have developed into a myriad of different breeds, ranging from the diminutative Chihuahua to the massive Irish Wolfhound. This book traces the origins of the domestic dog from its first beginnings as a wolf and then explores how the many varieties came about. The most complete information on the origins of breeds comes from Egypt and the Middle East, which saw the birth of the earliest urban civilisations. The direct successors to the rulers of the Middle East and Egypt were the Greeks and the Romans, who were responsible for the spread of so many breeds into such as wide area.
Douglas J Brewer is Director of the Spurlock Museum of Culture and Natural History and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois. Previous publications include Domestic Plants and Animals and Fish and Fishing in Ancient Egypt. Sir Terence Clark studied Arabic at the School of Oriental African Studies, London University and the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Shemlan, Lebanon before a distinguished diplomatic career in the Middle East. He is an authority on Arab hunting, particularly with Saluqis. Adrian Phillips is the co-editor of Xenophon and Arrian On Hunting with Hounds.
Introduction; The Evolution of the Modern Dog with notes (Douglas Brewer); The Path to Domestication with notes (Douglas Brewer); The Dogs of Ancient Egypt with notes (Douglas Brewer); The Dogs of the Ancient Near East with notes (Sir Terence Clark); The Dogs of the Classical World with notes (Adrian Phillips); Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85668-704-9 / 0856687049 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85668-704-4 / 9780856687044 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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