quote:Ancient Roman mosaics depict gladiators as stocky, heavy men but historians have tended to assume this was a tribute to their macho image rather than a literal depiction of their size.
Heh. I love it when modern historians have their assumptions shattered.
quote:But the vegetarian stereotype is shattered by the finding that gladiators did not wear sandals but fought in bare feet.
Shattered? What veggie stereotype? I have a feeling this guy was devastated when he found out spiders are not actually insects.
quote:Heh. I love it when modern historians have their assumptions shattered.
Yeah, I do too. Isn't that great?
quote:Shattered? What veggie stereotype? I have a feeling this guy was devastated when he found out spiders are not actually insects.
I know! This is one of the things that bugged me about the article. It's as though the author attempted to be tongue in cheek, but just came off as somewhat confusing and somewhat annoying. The information itself, though, is great.
One part of the article that I thought was really muddy was the abrupt transition to a discussion of the whole "thumbs up/thumbs down" question, literally in a paragraph about something entirely different.
Yeah aspectre, I followed that link too. Pretty fascinating stuff, eh?
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Interestingly enough, only soldiers on military maneuvers were allowed to eat peas. Hence the famous saying.
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