{"product_id":"9781041213826","title":"Animal Spectrum of the Ancient Greeks and Romans","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Monographs in Classical Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAnimal Spectrum of the Ancient Greeks and Romans\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenneth F. Kitchell, Jr. | Guendalina D.M. Taietti | Katia Margariti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Greece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores how differing subfields of Classical Studies can be enriched when passed through the prism of Human-Animal Studies, a field which is currently undergoing a period of great activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters showcase philological, archaeological, philosophical, numismatic, and artistic approaches to the field of ancient animal studies, covering three millennia from the Mycenean to the Late Roman period and a wide geographical span from Italy to Scythia and even China. Lavishly illustrated, chapters examine both mythical and non-mythical animals and their interactions between ancient Mediterranean cultures, demonstrating the extent and variety of ways in which the ancient Greeks and Romans “thought” through their animals. The volume ends with a guide for further reading and an essay exploring the future of Ancient Human-Animal Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering an interdisciplinary approach to Ancient Animal Studies, \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Spectrum of the Ancient Greeks and Romans\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable for students and scholars of Classics and Ancient History, as well as general readers interested in animal-human relations in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth F. Kitchell Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Classics from Louisiana State University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has published on animals and animal lore from Minoan to Medieval times, most recently in \u003ci\u003eAnimals in the Ancient World from A-Z \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2014) and, with Katia Margariti, \u003ci\u003eThe Animal World of the Ancient Greeks \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuendalina D.M. Taietti\u003c\/b\u003e is the Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Classics tutor at the University of Liverpool. Her research focusses on the Greek Reception of Alexander the Great from antiquity to the present day, Macedonian History, and the study of Human-Animal relationships in Antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatia Margariti\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Classical Archaeology) is a Research Associate in the Department of Classics at the University of Reading, UK. Author of four books and several articles on animals in Antiquity and Athenian funerary art and ritual, her latest publications include the monograph \u003ci\u003eDogs in Athenian Sculpture and Vase Painting of the Archaic and Classical Periods\u003c\/i\u003e (2025) and co-authored with Kenneth Kitchell, \u003ci\u003eThe Animal World of the Ancient Greeks\u003c\/i\u003e (2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041213826\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547443183756,"sku":"9781041213826","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041213826","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}