Posted on 05/18/2005 7:58:12 AM PDT by wildbill
A series of finds unearthed at a previously unknown Roman amphitheatre in Chester suggest the habits of sports fans have not changed in almost two millennia, archaeologists said yesterday.
Milling about outside the ground, spectators picked up fast food on the way to their seats. Stalls offered cheap souvenirs of the fearsome encounters...
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Go Spurs Go!!!!! I totally agree!!!
Cool! Big fingers and hot dogs!
From the article:
"The remains of flimsy wooden structures thought to have been stalls were found outside the arena and alongside beef ribs and chicken bones - believed to have been the left-overs of Roman Britain's version of fast food."
Cool! Ribs and Wings. Great combo. I'd have been right at home there.
Sounds like they may have had some great pre-game parking lot parties.
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