roman gladiators bulked up on grain and bean diet

[eatshitndie]

and plant ashes, while preparing for combat in gladiator pits. tonychat is right. vege diet can be both manly and death-defying. but it may explain the violence and gruesomeness too. :p

http://theweek.com/article/index/270214/speedreads-anthropologists-shed-light-on-gladiators-diet

 

[laksaboy]

The Romans bulk up on meat and wine, and get to throw the gladiators to the lions.

 

[eatshitndie]

The Romans bulk up on meat and wine, and get to throw the gladiators to the lions.

it's ironic that at the end of it all, the toro (bull) won in gladiator pit battles among animals. even the elephant was second the toro. one on one, the lion was dead meat when confronting a bull. and bulls are vegetarian.