The first Asian mastiffs who appeared in Europe were probably brought from India to Greece by Alexander the Great around 300 BC. Then Romans adopted them and used them for combats. The name Mastiff has Latin origin and means massive. Another theory have English experts. The mastiff was brought to Britain by the Phoenicians in 500 B.C. and spread from there to the rest of Europe. Anyway, there is some interesting historical facts - the Neapolitan Mastiffs were bred for use in war and in bloody Roman arena spectacles.
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