High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lion-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of lions.Greek legend reflects Achilles' shield with a depiction of the victory of his dog over two lions.Persian King Kambyses possessed a dog that started a fight with two full-grown lions. Roman historian Claudius Aelianus reported that Indians showed Alexander the Great powerful dogs bred for lion-baiting. Certainly, ancient historians would embellish their stories, but they do capture the spirit of dog versus lion.