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#PEIG IN ENGLISH MANUAL#

sus, porcus, porco, aper) or was the ingredient in so many ancient recipes as outlined in the culinary manual of Apicius." Pigs have been found at almost every archaeological site in Roman Italy they are described by Roman agricultural writers such as Cato and Varro, and in Pliny the Elder's Natural History. No other animal had so many Latin names (e.g. The scholar Michael MacKinnon writes that " Pork was generally considered the choicest of all the domestic meats consumed during Roman times, and it was ingested in a multitude of forms, from sausages to steaks, by rich and poor alike. The eating of pork is forbidden in Islam and Judaism, but pigs are sacred in some other religions.Īrch of Constantine, relief panel showing lustration of the troops of Marcus Aurelius, with a fat pig at lower right Classical times Pig names are used in idioms and animal epithets, often derogatory, since pigs have long been linked with dirtiness and greed, while places such as Swindon are named for their association with swine.

In art, pigs have been represented in a wide range of media and styles from the earliest times in many cultures. In literature, both for children and adults, pig characters appear in allegories, comic stories, and serious novels. Across Europe, pigs have been celebrated in carnivals since the Middle Ages, becoming specially important in Medieval Germany in cities such as Nuremberg, and in Early Modern Italy in cities such as Bologna. In classical times, the Romans considered pork the finest of meats, enjoying sausages, and depicting them in their art. Pigs, widespread in societies around the world since neolithic times, have been used for many purposes in art, literature, and other expressions of human culture. Painting of Saint Anthony with a pig in background by Piero di Cosimo c.