Unbelievable Archaeologists Dig Up 1,900-Year-Old Stadium Snacks Under Colosseum
Unbelievable archaeologists dig up 1,900-year-old stadium snacks under The Colosseum. That’s right. Ancient snacks. Just like you at a Bucs game, Rome’s amphitheater crowd munched on snacks while watching gladiators, plays, and chariot races.
As an expert in ancient world history, I often wonder if one of the oldest and most (their GOAT) popular gladiators, Tomflavius Bradyregulus played his last season there? And, were the beers $13 bucks a piece then too? That’s too much for a warm beer then, or a cold one today! But complaining then may have got you tossed to the lions.
Seriously, ancient Romans enjoyed a lot of Porridge and bread no doubt. The archaeologists say the stadium snacks included fruit, olives, figs, nuts, meat, and more. The pulled seeds and remnant signs of the snacks and other stuff out of the stadium drainage system. Also note they found signs of lions, bears, dogs and other animals that were likely forced to fight like gladiators too. Sounds fun, right? Or maybe they were ancient snacks too? Smithsonian
A selection of fruit seeds, stones, & pits recovered from the drainage system of the Colosseum in #Rome, remains of the snacks eaten by #Roman spectators watching the games in the arena up to 1900 years ago #RomanArchaeology pic.twitter.com/qrSSRQUIYB
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