Procurator Cynegii

Procurator Cynegii (Latin: Steward of the Hunt) was a Roman government officer with the authority granted by the Imperium Romanum.

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 Rome for contests in the amphitheatre and for integration into the military of ancient Rome as war dogs. [Fleig, D. (1996). "Fighting Dog Breeds". "(Pg. 26 - 27)". Neptune, NJ: TFH Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0499-X]

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