Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Modern Greek Edition): 28 (Agora Picture Book)

Whiting, Colin M./ Marathaki, Irini

ISBN 10: 9607067126 / ISBN 13: 9789607067128

Published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2022

About this Item

44 pages. Greek language. 8.50x5.50x0.32 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # __9607067126

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Modern Greek Edition): 28 (Agora Picture Book)
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: Greek, Modern (post 1453)
• ISBN 10: 9607067126
• ISBN 13: 9789607067128
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

In this book, readers are shown how dogs fit into ancient Greek society with material from the last 90 years of excavations at the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Topics range from how ancient Greeks hunted with dogs and what they considered a proper dog’s name to the excavation of tender burials in the Agora and the sacrifice of dogs to the gods of the underworld. Mythological dogs like the three-headed Kerberos appear, as do the pawprints that very real dogs left behind more than a thousand years ago. Dozens of illustrations of pottery, sculpture, and excavated remains enliven the text. Anyone curious about dogs in antiquity and how they relate to dogs in the present day will be sure to find interesting material in this portable, affordable text.

About the Author

Colin M. Whiting is Managing Editor in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.