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'''Procurator Cynegii''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] for Steward of the Hunt) was a [[Roman citizenship|Roman]] government officer with the authority granted by the [[Imperium]] [[Roman Empire|Romanum]]. |
'''Procurator Cynegii''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] for Steward of the Hunt) was a [[Roman citizenship|Roman]] government officer with the authority granted by the [[Imperium]] [[Roman Empire|Romanum]]. |
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In [[Roman Britain]] a ''Procurator Cynegii'', was stationed in [[Venta Belgarum]], [[Britannia]] with the responsibility of selecting the best [[Pugnaces Britanniae]] dogs, which were exported to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] for contests in the [[List of Roman amphitheatres|amphitheatre]] and for integration into the [[military of ancient Rome]] as [[war dog]]s.<ref>Fleig, D. (1996). ''Fighting Dog Breeds''. '''''(Pg. 26 - 27)'''''. [[Neptune, NJ]]: TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0499-X</ref> |
In [[Roman Britain]] a ''Procurator Cynegii'', was stationed in [[Venta Belgarum]], [[Britannia]] with the responsibility of selecting the best [[Pugnaces Britanniae]] dogs, which were exported to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] for contests in the [[List of Roman amphitheatres|amphitheatre]] and for integration into the [[military of ancient Rome]] as [[war dog]]s.<ref>Fleig, D. (1996). ''Fighting Dog Breeds''. '''''(Pg. 26 - 27)'''''. [[Neptune, NJ]]: TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0499-X</ref> |
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Procurator Cynegii (Latin for Steward of the Hunt) was a Roman government officer with the authority granted by the Imperium Romanum.
In Roman Britain a Procurator Cynegii,[1] was stationed in Venta Belgarum, Britannia with the responsibility of selecting the best Pugnaces Britanniae dogs, which were exported to Rome for contests in the amphitheatre[2] and for integration into the military of ancient Rome as war dogs.[3]
References
- ^ Wynn, M. B. (2006). History of The Mastiff. (Pg. 65) Read Books. ISBN 1846649935
- ^ Jesse, Edward. (1858). Anecdotes of dogs. (Pg. 440) H. G. Bohn.
- ^ Fleig, D. (1996). Fighting Dog Breeds. (Pg. 26 - 27). Neptune, NJ: TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0499-X
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