Gratius Falsius

Gratius Falsius

Gratius Falsius was an ancient Roman author and historian.

In the year 8 AD he wrote of a large exhibition of dog fights in the ancient Roman amphitheatres between the Pugnaces Britanniae from Britannia and the Molossus from Epirus. [Fleig, D. (1996). "Fighting Dog Breeds". "(Pg. 26 - 27)". Neptune, NJ: TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0499-X]

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