Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Rome Were Vegetarian

Re:Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Ro... by umvi on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:16PM (#18590503)

GP's point was:

Maximus's diet consists of 78% cereals and grains and 22% meats. Is Maximus a vegetarian?

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Re:Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Ro... by 1024core on Monday December 03, 2018 @03:28PM (#18592595)

There are these things called "vegetables" which some people eat. You may have heard of them?

And then there's dairy (like milk and cheese). Just because someone's diet is vegetarian, it does not mean that they must exclusively eat wheat or barley.

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Re:Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Ro... by simias on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:21PM (#18590556)

I don't understand, where does it say that the remaining 22% are from meats?

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Re:Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Ro... by sdinsn on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:24PM (#18590593)

It also doesn't say that the remaining 22% aren't from meat.

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