History of the Isle of Wight seek an alternative to bronze. It has been suggested that a 1st century BCE reference to "Ίκτιν" ("Ictin") by the Graeco-Sicilian Diodorus Siculus might refer to the Isle of Wight, although St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall is now considered more likely. A century later, Pliny the Elder uses its Latin name "Vectis" and in the mid 2nd century Ptolemy confirms the position of Vectis as ""...below Magnus Portus"" (probably the port near Bosham). The Roman historian Suetonius calls the island "insula Vecta" in his account of its capture in year 43, referring to the future emperor Vespasian, who ""proceeded to
Dogs of Roman Britain early 3rd century. The ceramic production in the Nene Valley from the 2nd-4th Centuries AD frequent included images of hunting scenes in barbotine decoration. The so-called 'hunt cups' often depicted dogs chasing deer or hares. Dogs of Roman Britain Dogs of Roman Britain refers to the use of dogs in the Roman Empire from the Province of Brittania under Roman rule. The Roman Province of Britannia was known for exporting dogs. The references by Roman writers to these dogs suggest that British dogs were both fast and strong, useful in hunting and even in war. Some modern dog book authors