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What did the Ancient Romans eat? | 37:07 
Historical Adventure | 25.5K subscribers | 490,770 views | March 1, 2024

00:00 - 01:28 Introduction
01:29 - 07:40 Meals, Cooking & Taverns
07:41 - 12:44 Cereals
12:45 - 13:22 Legumes
13:23 - 15:40 Vegetables
15:41 - 21:18 Meat
21:19 - 24:06 Eggs & Dairy
24:07 - 27:40 Seafood
27:41 - 29:04 Olives & Olive Oil
29:05 - 32:25 Herbs & Spices
32:26 - 35:13 Fruits & Nuts
35:14 - 37:07 Sweets

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[decal]

“OVER MDCLXVI SOLD”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Bread and circuses requires portable bread.

[Joe 6-pack]

The BBC "Supersizers Go..." are excellent studies of foods and dining habits in various periods of English history.

Here's the episode from the Roman Britain era:

The Supersizers Eat... Ancient Rome

[frank ballenger]

Matzoh could count as the bread dough had no time to rise.

[irishjuggler]

Everything tastes better doused in garum...

[datricker]

The roman state provided sacks of grains to the common folks at the coliseum and there were businesses that would run it through the mill stone for them. If you ever go to Roman get a good guide for the forum and coliseum you will learn so much more then just wandering around. I found it fascinating

[central_va]

Was there a chariot drive thru?

[EvilCapitalist]

Wasn’t this covered in Life of Brian? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ofIBw3uMM

[Beowulf9]

A day at the colosseum drinking wine, eating bread and cheese, enjoying the spectacle.

But I just hope it’s not too bloody a one.

[daniel1212]

Thx. Is this related to, or are you working with the poster of The Chamber Pot: An Object Full of Contradictions friendsofdalnavert.ca Posted on 8/29/2025, 9:32:36 PM by kawhill?

Seems to be quite a coincidence!

We should imagine what we would miss if we woke up about just 200 years ago. Most of human history was even more lacking, but the positives are also missing.