TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Insects and other invertebrates in classical antiquity
A1  - Beavis, Ian C.
LA  - eng
PP  - Exeter, Devon
PB  - University of Exeter
YR  - 1988
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.30947
AB  - This comprehensive survey of insects and terrestrial invertebrates (worms, scorpions, spiders, etc) referred to by Greek and Roman authors from the earliest times to AD 600. The role of each invertebrate type in classical life and thought is discussed, including popular beliefs and general attitudes to particular animals, their significance as domestic or agricultural pests and any practical use to man as sources of food, medicine or products such as silk.
NO  - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Exeter, 1984).
NO  - Title on spine: Insects & other invertebrates in classical antiquity.
SN  - 0-85989-284-0 sidottu
KW  - Insects : Folklore.
KW  - Insects : Greece : History.
KW  - Insects : Rome : History.
KW  - Invertebrates : Greece : History.
KW  - Invertebrates : Rome : History.
KW  - antiikki
KW  - hyönteiset
KW  - luonnonhistoria
KW  - selkärangattomat
ER  -