07-16-2003, 02:16 PM
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I looked up the collie but couldn't find those links I thought I saw before so maybe I didn't see what I thought I saw. <br>
There are a lot of references to Roman 'cattle dogs' (the Molossian mentioned above?) and a lot of claims that the Great Dane and Rotweiler are descended from these.<br>
One dog breed I found that is around today and claimed to be a dog the Romans knew is the Maltese known in classical times as 'canis melitae'.<br>
This is one site about this dog that refers to the classical authors that mentioned it:<br>
www.annasheavanlymaltese....story.html<br>
Mind you, it does seem as if it would have been more of a Roman 'fashion accessory' rather than a breed your average macho centurio would have possessed!<br>
Also, I wondered about the greyhound as it seems to resemble the dogs found in ancient Egyptian art. <p></p><i></i>
I looked up the collie but couldn't find those links I thought I saw before so maybe I didn't see what I thought I saw. <br>
There are a lot of references to Roman 'cattle dogs' (the Molossian mentioned above?) and a lot of claims that the Great Dane and Rotweiler are descended from these.<br>
One dog breed I found that is around today and claimed to be a dog the Romans knew is the Maltese known in classical times as 'canis melitae'.<br>
This is one site about this dog that refers to the classical authors that mentioned it:<br>
www.annasheavanlymaltese....story.html<br>
Mind you, it does seem as if it would have been more of a Roman 'fashion accessory' rather than a breed your average macho centurio would have possessed!<br>
Also, I wondered about the greyhound as it seems to resemble the dogs found in ancient Egyptian art. <p></p><i></i>
