07-12-2003, 03:09 AM
A friend of mine was telling me, anecdotally, about a show he had watched recently on ancient dog breeds. Apparently the Romans bred an enormous (Great Dane plus size) type of mastiff for hunting, or perhaps sport fighting. The breed has since gone extinct, but supposedly there have been 3 skulls found from this breed. One is on display, I can't remember where.<br>
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Of course I have no written source for this, and TV documentaries are always dubious, but can anyone else confirm having heard of this Roman mastiff?<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=jrscline>JRSCline</A> at: 7/14/03 1:19 am<br></i>
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Of course I have no written source for this, and TV documentaries are always dubious, but can anyone else confirm having heard of this Roman mastiff?<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=jrscline>JRSCline</A> at: 7/14/03 1:19 am<br></i>
Cheers,
Jenny
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Jenny
Founder, Roman Army Talk and RomanArmy.com
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
