Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A grave altar from Pisidian Apollonia (Uluborlu), already published various times, is re-examined here. The authors provide a detailed study of the iconography of the altar, which is now on display in a park in Kızılcabölük, ca. 200 km to the west of Uluborlu. The altar is decorated with a dramatic scene, the death of a bestiarius, who is depicted being killed by a bear. The rocky, uneven terrain below the figures indicate that the bestiarius was killed either while trying to capture the bear, while training the animal or leading it to the amphitheater. The name of the bear (Barbaros) is afterwards discussed in the context of names used for wild animals.
Source: Journal of Philia
Authors: Angelos CHANIOTIS, Ben RUSSELL
Institutions: Institute for Advanced Study, University of Edinburgh
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407866795
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