The elephant in the Greek and Roman world
by H. H. Scullard
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This book offers a full picture of the elephant in the Graeco-Roman world, featuring contemporary accounts of elephants performing on the battlefield. The author first traces the natural history of the elephant and then evaluates the references to elephants in the works of Ctesias, Aristotle, and other early writers. He shows the animal in action under Alexander the Great and his successors, under the Carthaginians, and under Hannibal, describing how they were captured and trained and how show more they were dealt with by opposing armies. He discusses what later writers such as Pliny, Aelian, and Ammianus knew about elephants, and he concludes with an account of the animals' roles in such peacetime activities as circuses and ceremonies.--From publisher's description. show lessTags
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H. H. Scullard (1903-1983) taught at New College Oxford from 1935 to 1939 before becoming Professor of Ancient History at King's College London. His many books include the Oxford Classical Dictionary and From the Gracchi to Nero, which is also in the Routledge Classics series.
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- The elephant in the Greek and Roman world
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- Nonfiction, History, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 599.61 — Natural sciences & mathematics Animals Mammals Camels, Giraffe, Deer, Horses, Elephants Specific topics [Elephants now at 599.67]
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- DE61 .E5 .S28 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Greco-Roman World History of the Greco-Roman world Antiquities. Civilization. Culture. Ethnography
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