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ROMAN REMAINS (Ancient Sports Fans (Gladiator Contests) Ate Fast Food, Bought Tacky Gifts)
May 18 2005
Posted on 05/18/2005 5:23:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
ANCIENT sports fans ate fast food and bought tacky gifts, it is claimed.
Archaeologists say Romans gnawed on spare ribs and chicken while watching gladiators fight nearly 2000 years ago.
It follows a dig at the site of an amphitheatre in Chester where the bones of discarded snacks were found. Part of a souvenir bowl decorated with pictures of the fights was also uncovered
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; archaeology; camelot; chester; england; ggg; gladiator; gladiators; godsgravesglyphs; history; kingarthur; romanempire; romans; roundtable; sports
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To: nickcarraway
Chariot tailgate parties?
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:24:42 PM PDT
by
Argus
(Omnia taglinea in tres partes divisa est.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:24:57 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: nickcarraway
Is this something your cat told you or do you have a link?
To: hole_n_one
.....source link.
To: hole_n_one
I don't know why the link didn't go through(I don't have a cat):
ROMAN REMAINS
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:29:22 PM PDT
by
nickcarraway
(I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
To: nickcarraway
ROMAN REMAINS (Ancient Sports Fans (Gladiator Contests) Ate Fast Food, Bought Tacky Gifts) So.... what you are saying is Ancient Romans were Ugly American Tourists?
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:29:44 PM PDT
by
Dashing Dasher
("When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." ~ Otto von Bismarck)
To: nickcarraway
I seem to remember that the Romans used to keep door mice in a kind of clay pot, and make a meat snack out of them.
Sold as a kind of fast food as well.
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:30:43 PM PDT
by
TruthConquers
(Delenda est publius schola)
To: nickcarraway
To: TruthConquers
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:49:53 PM PDT
by
Conservatrix
("He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.")
To: TruthConquers
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:50:34 PM PDT
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Conservatrix
("He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.")
To: TruthConquers
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:51:48 PM PDT
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Conservatrix
("He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.")
To: TruthConquers
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:52:12 PM PDT
by
Conservatrix
("He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.")
To: TruthConquers
I seem to remember that the Romans used to keep door mice in a kind of clay pot, and make a meat snack out of them... Sold as a kind of fast food as well. Yes, I imagine that'd select for speed..
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:59:04 PM PDT
by
Grut
To: Grut
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:07:22 PM PDT
by
TruthConquers
(Delenda est publius schola)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:29:44 PM PDT
by
solitas
(So what if I support a platform that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
To: SunkenCiv
Yeah, well, okay: unsubstantiated ping. :)
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:31:06 PM PDT
by
solitas
(So what if I support a platform that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
To: nickcarraway
But this practice ended when they started having too many commercial banners strung up all over the place. You couldn't take a family of four to the Collesium for a reasonable amount anymore, and all the boxes were taken by rich senators. And the food was awful.
Thank god times have changed, huh? :)
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:31:44 PM PDT
by
Darkwolf
(aka Darkwolf377 lurker since'01, member since 4/'04--stop clogging me with pings!)
To: solitas
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posted on
05/18/2005 7:20:20 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution. Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
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posted on
05/18/2005 7:20:34 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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