Were Gladiators Overweight?

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Ancient authors and modern forensic anthropologists agree that Roman gladiators lived on bean soup and barley gruel. Was this diet intended to help gladiators pad their torsos with potentially life-saving layers of fat? Were the heroes of the arena overweight? This is an abridged version of a chapter in my book "Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants." For the rest of the answer - and many other fascinating facts about the Ancient Greeks and Romans - check out the book! https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants/dp/1633887022 You'll find additional purchase links on this page: https://toldinstone.com/naked-statues-fat-gladiators-and-war-elephants/ Toldinstone elsewhere on the web: https://www.patreon.com/toldinstone https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone https://www.instagram.com/toldinstone/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan 0:00 Introduction 0:48 The life of a gladiator 2:27 The gladiator diet 2:53 Why gladiators may have been fat 3:26 Why gladiators probably weren't fat 4:22 Conclusion Thanks for watching!

Published 2021-08-03 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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