EPISODE · Feb 28, 2018 · 43 MIN
Episode 54: Our Pet Topic (part one)
from The Endless Knot · host Mark Sundaram
What makes an animal a pet? Who kept pets in the ancient and medieval worlds? What kinds of animals were they? And why are all the words for pets in English of (mostly) unknown origin?! We start a mini two-part series with a general discussion of ancient and medieval pets, and then some great stories about some Very Good Dogs.Show Notes@AllEndlessKnot on TwitterMedieval Pets by Kathleen Walker-Meikle"Greek and Roman Household Pets", Francis D. LazenbyFederico II Gonzaga by TitianOdyssey, 17. 309-10Martial, 1.109Petronius, Satyricon, 71The Lady and the Unicorn, DesireAnimals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome, George DennisonCompanion Animals and Us: Exploring the Relationships Between People and Pets Anthony L. Podberscek, Elizabeth S. Paul, James A. Serpell, eds.Our Patreon pageiTunes linkStitcher linkGoogle Play Music linkThis podcast episode on YouTubeThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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What makes an animal a pet? Who kept pets in the ancient and medieval worlds? What kinds of animals were they? And why are all the words for pets in English of (mostly) unknown origin?! We start a mini two-part series with a general discussion of ancient and medieval pets, and then some great stories about some Very Good Dogs.
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