A selection of fruit seeds, stones and pits recovered from the drainage system of the Colosseum, shared by archaeologist Dr Jo Ball
Posted on 11/25/2022 4:23:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have discovered some ancient Roman leftovers while digging around in the sewers of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
They found seeds from figs, grapes and melons, as well as traces of olives and walnuts, thought to have been left by snacking spectators 1,900 years ago.
Fragments of bones from ferocious animals that fought for their lives in the Roman arena were also unearthed in 230 feet (70 m) of searched drains.
The Colosseum is 2,000-year-old stone ampitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian Emperors of the Roman Empire around 70 AD...
The results of the study by the Colosseum Archaeological Park were presented by its director, Alfonsina Russo, in the Curia Iulia on Thursday...
Her team began their investigation in January to better understand the hydraulic functioning of the sewers underneath the southern part of the 2,000-year-old amphitheatre.
Scientists from Roma Sotterranea used wire-guided robots to navigate the drainage system and document any finds from the final years of the Colosseum's use as an entertainment venue.
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And who didn’t know this?
Bet there was blood involved too!
“Getcher olives and walnuts heah!”
“I’ll take one”
“That’ll be 18.75 denarii”
Beat me to it.
agree....i always say...grant money is forever.
Larks’ tongues, wrens’ livers, chaffinch brains, jaguars’ earlobes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PObBA2wH5l0
After the show, Romans enjoyed a nice sit-down dinner, featuring spaghetti and Pete’s balls.
Mmmm, my mom used to make that, but she also threw in some otters’ eyes.
Washed down with a cup or two of falernum wine.
I didn’t know they even *had* 4WD back then... oh, never mind, denaRii...
What did they expect? Five Guys cheeseburgers, fries and Bud Light??
No buffalo wings?
Or really, any wine within reach. :^)
They probably went nowhere without a bag of such snacks on a strap.
So the Gladiator movie was right?
I think I heard the Haggis Booth didn't go over real well. Those Romans returning from the Isles brought some culinary disasters back with them.
Where did they take a leak?
“That’ll be 18.75 denarii”
“WHAT?? It was only 12 denarii last year! Damn that Emperor Brandon!”
No popcorn yet.
Plus ca change. Plus ca meme chose.
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