Birds in the Ancient World
Author
Jeremy Mynott (Former Chief Executive Of Cambridge University Press, And Emeritus Fellow Of Wolfson
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.