Cynegeticus
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Cynegeticus is an ancient Greek treatise on hunting, traditionally attributed to Arrian of Nicomedia and focused on the training and use of hounds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek treatise
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didactic prose work ⓘ work on hunting ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve hunting practices
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instruct hunters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arrian's corpus
ⓘ
Greek literature ⓘ |
| authorAttributed | Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Greek-speaking Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
breeds of hounds
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conduct of the hunter ⓘ equipment for hunting ⓘ methods of training hounds ⓘ qualities of good hounds ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
breeding of hounds
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care of hounds ⓘ selection of hounds ⓘ techniques of the hunt ⓘ use of hounds in hunting ⓘ |
| genre |
hunting manual
ⓘ
technical treatise ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Greek hunting traditions
ⓘ
Roman-era Greek aristocratic culture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
discipline and training
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human–animal relationship ⓘ virtues of the hunter ⓘ |
| influencedField | later hunting literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
elite hunters
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owners of hunting dogs ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
hunting
ⓘ
hunting with hounds ⓘ training of hunting dogs ⓘ |
| period | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Anabasis of Alexander
NERFINISHED
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Indica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
animal studies in antiquity
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ history of hunting ⓘ |
| subject |
dogs
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hound training ⓘ hunting dogs ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Κυνηγετικός ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Cynegeticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | specialized technical literature ⓘ |
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