Boar Gallery

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre

Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio. Chromolithograph by Dietrich after an illustration by G. Cel from Antonio Niccolini's Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations), published by Fausto Niccolini, Naples, 1898. Antonio was grandson of the architect Antonio Niccolini Sr. Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio. Chromolithograph by Dietrich after an illustration by G. Cel from Antonio Niccolini's Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations), published by Fausto Niccolini, Naples, 1898. Antonio was grandson of the architect Antonio Niccolini Sr. Date:

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Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Olivier's Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua from Giovanni Battista Sonzogno's Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817. Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Olivier's Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua from Giovanni Battista Sonzogno's Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817. Date:

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Unclean Animals Judaism

In Judaism, the concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher) and which are forbidden to eat. In the Torah, some animals are named as pure or impure, whilst others are classified by other criteria that make them either pure or impure. To be pure an animal must be slaughtered and cleaned according to specific regulations. Land-dwelling animals that both chew the cud and have cloven hooves, are kosher. Camels, hare, pigs and boars are considered unclean animals because they do not meet these characteristics. Date:

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