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Roman gladiators' diet probably not what you'd expect, researchers find
Newser via Fox News ^
| 10.21.2014
| Jenn Gidman
Posted on 10/21/2014 12:59:30 PM PDT by dware
You'd figure a typical Roman gladiator to be a real meat-and-potatoes guy, right? You'd be figuring wrongat least if you were talking about gladiators from the city of Ephesus.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; History
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; dietandcuisine; dormice; gladiator; gladiators; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:59:30 PM PDT
by
dware
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:59:45 PM PDT
by
dware
(3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
To: dware
Gladiators were troublesome slaves, but someone thought they’d have a Patrician diet? Huh?
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:01:53 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: dware
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:01:57 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Gladiators were troublesome slaves, but someone thought theyd have a Patrician diet? Huh?I blame Hollywood
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:02:49 PM PDT
by
dware
(3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
To: dware
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:04:11 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: stormer
LOL! - that is appropriate. To go along with their Caesar’s salad.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:06:39 PM PDT
by
El Cid
(Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
To: dware
“You’d figure a typical Roman gladiator to be a real meat-and-potatoes guy, right?”
Considering potatoes didn’t arrive in the old world from South America until the 16th century, no.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:06:54 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
To: dware
>>>>>>gladiators from the city of Ephesus
Everybody knows they were the nancy boys of the empire. Couldn’t even hold a small flask of decent scotch.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:07:21 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Stop the Stupid)
To: stormer
They probably were forced to consume something else.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:08:12 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush)
To: dware
What did the cannibal roman say when he killed his mother-in-law?
Im glad he ate her
Thank you, I’ll be here all week, try the veal.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:09:02 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: dware
I figure they ate whatever they were given.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:10:10 PM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: dware
I assumed they ate this stuff ... not too far off.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:11:23 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
To: dware
I’m still waiting to hear the “One weird trick the gladiators used to win.”
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Im still waiting to hear the One weird trick the gladiators used to win.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:23:13 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
To: dware
I was just wondering: How would gladiator’s have played football back then ....
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:26:16 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: dware
A recent documentary said the gladiator's diet was mainly a grain based gruel, and plenty of it - they apparently liked to put on a layer of fat which helped to absorb some of the combat strikes. It probably didn't help if one is on the ground, waiting for the big shot's thumb.
Most gladiators were slaves, but not all - the better known ones had fan clubs and some type of trading cards, like baseball players today.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:35:47 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: Hugin
“Considering potatoes didnt arrive in the old world from South America until the 16th century . .”
And also, corn and tomatoes. Can’t imagine Italian cuisine w/o the tomato.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:36:46 PM PDT
by
Elsiejay
To: stormer
To: SkyDancer
How would gladiators have played football back then ....Well at least we know what the mascots would look like.
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posted on
10/21/2014 1:44:39 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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