History Project

Hi Guys,

I have a history project where I have to research the dog mosaic from the pompeii volcanic eruption and i have a few questions,

1. were dogs sacred to romans?

2. are there any specific important characteristics about it?

if you coulld get back to me that would be great thank you,

Sacredness of Dogs to Ancient Romans

Dogs were, indeed, sacred to Romans of Ancient Pompeii. For instance, the Saluki - a type of hound dog - was closely connected to Artemis, the goddess of chastity and virginity. The close connection can be essentially ...

Sacredness of Dogs to Ancient Romans

It is worth noting that dogs were really sacred to romans in ancient days.There exists evidence of dog sacrifice in ancient times which took various forms of rituals. The following are s...