The supplicia canum ("punishment of the dogs") was an annual sacrifice of ancient Roman religion in which live dogs were suspended from a furca ("fork") or cross (crux) and paraded. It appears on none of the extant Roman calendars , but a …

Aug 19, 2022 · According to Latin sources, different breeds were known and sought after, the catuli and catellae (small dogs of both sexes), the Umbrian, Etruscan, and Salento dogs. Imported breeds were the Molossus of Epirus, the Vertragus, the Lacone, and the Cretan Mastiff.

Gaul is the leader of the Stone Dogs in Tear and of the Imran sept of the Shaarad Aiel. He is from Hot Springs Hold. He is tall and handsome, with red hair and long lashed green eyes.

Feb 14, 2024 · Almost two decades ago, when construction unearthed a 2,000-year-old Celtic cemetery in what’s now the Italian city of Verona, scientists found the remains of humans buried alongside the other...

Mar 9, 2023 · Dogs in ancient Rome were kept for many reasons, but above all, they were seen as protectors of humans, both against evil spirits and mortal beings. They could be found in Roman religion,...

Aug 7, 2013 · There is literary evidence that confirms, or at least strongly suggests, that the ancient Gauls trained dogs to guard tribal chiefs and even imported ancient British breeds for deployment in battle.

Dogs are often portrayed in religion with the gods or goddess they are attributed to. Despite worship for the goddess Nehalennia extending farther than the English Channel, the imagery of the deity with a lap-dog alongside her is frequently associated with the protection of merchants sailing from the Rhine and Mosel to Britain. [3] This dog …

The poem is written in verse and as if spoken by Margarita, ‘Pearl’, herself, a dog from Gaul, which in antiquity were especially prized as both hunting dogs and pets – both aspects that are covered in the poem.

Mar 24, 2016 · The ascent was so skillful that neither the Roman sentries nor their dogs noticed anything, but the Geese did. Juno’s sacred geese were well cared for, especially after they saved the Romans. The Geese were actually a sacred animal of Juno, kept and fed on the Capitoline despite the dwindling food. they began quacking and honking relentlessly ...

The dog as a companion of an underworld deity or as a denizen of the realm of the dead, figures frequently in the myths of a number of races. In Teutonic myth a dog runs out to meet the hero Odin as he rides into the realm of Hel, goddess of death, as recounted in Baldr's Draum. The Greeks regarded Hecate, dread