Was There a Taboo on Killing Wolves in Rome?
Abstract
The treatment given to wolves differed from the treatment meted out to other
large predators. The Romans generally seem to have refrained from intentionally
harming wolves. For instance, they were not hunted for pleasure (but only in order
to protect herds that were out at pasture), and not displayed in the venationes, either.
The special status of the wolf was not based on national ideology, but rather was
connected to the religious importance of the wolf to the Romans.
Main Author
Format
Articles
Research article
Published
2014
Series
Subjects
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Publisher
Fabrizio Serra editore
The permanent address of the publication
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Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0033-4987
Language
English
Published in
Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica
Citation
- Rissanen, M. (2014). Was There a Taboo on Killing Wolves in Rome?. Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica, 107(2), 125-147.
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Copyright© Rissanen & Fabrizio Serra editore, 2014.