Gladiators Were Vegan

[Veganluv]

Archeologists recently unearthed a burial site

in Turkey containing the bodies of 60 Roman

gladiators.

 

Tests to their remains led researchers to conclude

the gladiators ate an exclusively plant-based diet.

 

In fact, researchers used the word "vegan" to describe

the gladiators.

 

 

In the following video John McDougall MD describes

the new find on gladiators. He also pokes fun at the

biases of researchers -- who stretch to explain why

the most powerful fighters of the ancient world ate a

vegan diet.

Of course, gladiators weren't alone.

 

The entire Roman army went on a vegan diet whenever

they went into battle.

[xjohanx]

Was this really "recent"?

[vegimator]

Was this really "recent"?

 

Compared to the time of the gladiators, probably.

[Lyric]

This is a pretty old study

[lobsteriffic]

That explains my sense of deja vu.

[cubby2112]

I remember seeing something on National Geographic about this once.

[Vegan Joe]

I don't doubt the facts, it's the speculation of absolutes on both sides that bothers me.

Can anyone say barley beer?