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Veni Vidi, Veggie...(Roman Gladiators)
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 2-3-2004
| Tom Leonard
Posted on 03/01/2004 6:03:18 PM PST by blam
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:03:19 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
"barley crunchers".
In all respect to my mother who had to feed us, I would eat almost anything; the exception being her kale and barley. I still cringe, even though I am sure it is very healthful. (Unlike these gladiators apparently, we ate meat most days of the week.)
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:09:04 PM PST
by
AMDG&BVMH
To: blam
This post has arrived at the perfect time. My daughter is writing a weekly report for her Roman Arts class about the games. This will be an amusing side note. Thanks.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:09:17 PM PST
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
To: blam
Roman gladiators were overweight vegetarians who lived on barley and beans Somebody inform PETA.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:11:25 PM PST
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: stanz
To: John Beresford Tipton
Thank you for the link.
We'll check it out.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:26:21 PM PST
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
To: Eala
Gladheateher. Women loved them!!
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:29:26 PM PST
by
Iberian
To: blam
"They may give vegetarians a new, harder image."
Put down that watercress sandwich,
and back away from the tofu dip!
To: blam
contemporary references to gladiators as "barley crunchers".
does this mean that when Nero had Christians executed he would order:
"Set the "barley crunchers" on the "mackerel snappers?"
To: John Beresford Tipton
To: stanz
Here is another link for your daughter.
To: blam
"Roman gladiators were overweight vegetarians"
That's just silly.
EVERYONE knows the Gladiators ate the Bread of Glory and drank the Ambrosia of Victory.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:59:35 PM PST
by
Darheel
(Visit the strange and wonderful.)
To: blam
Veni, Vidi, Vicki: "I came, I saw, and I'm like, 'Omigod!'"
To: Charles Henrickson
Veni, Vidi, Velcro: "I came, I saw, I stuck around".
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posted on
03/01/2004 7:39:40 PM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality)
To: blam
Sparticus The Sumo Swordsman!
To: DuncanWaring
Veni, Vidi, Visa: "I came, I saw, I shopped."
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posted on
03/01/2004 8:27:12 PM PST
by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: John Beresford Tipton; FastCoyote
This was interesting as well. Thanks again.
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posted on
03/01/2004 8:48:40 PM PST
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
To: Doctor Stochastic
Veni, Vidi, Viagra.....
I came.
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posted on
03/01/2004 8:50:28 PM PST
by
stanz
(Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
To: Ciexyz
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posted on
02/23/2006 10:02:49 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
To: SunkenCiv
Time to rewatch "Gladiator". BTW, Gladiators apparently had sufficient sex appeal to drive the ladies wild. They reportedly had plenty of fanatical female fans.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:13:01 AM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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