Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. Su dieta básica fue cebada, habas y una infusión de ceniza https://t.co/vawcawXlR0
Stable isotope and trace element studies on gladiators and contemporary Romans from Ephesus (Turkey, 2nd and 3rd Ct. AD)--mplications for differences in diet.
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The discussions reflect a positive reception towards the research, with several posts explicitly mentioning the study as evidence that gladiators were largely vegetarian and emphasizing its significance, such as calls for readers to check the source, and statements like 'Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores... dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos.' The tone combines curiosity, support, and some skepticism, highlighting both excitement and critical engagement with the findings.
Most discussions acknowledge the validity of the research, with some explicitly supporting the idea that gladiators had primarily plant-based diets, reflecting general consensus.
Many posts express high curiosity about the study’s findings, referencing it as a 'game changer' or noting its significance for understanding ancient diets.
Posts range from sharing brief thoughts to questioning the methodology, indicating moderate depth of engagement through references and discussions of implications.
The discussions suggest the study influences current debates about diet and history, but mostly within niche communities, so its broader societal impact is modest.
Abstract in brief
- The study analyzed bones from a gladiator cemetery in Ephesus, Turkey, dating to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, to understand their diet, social status, and migration patterns.
- Results showed most individuals ate mainly C3 plants like wheat and barley, with some evidence of C4 plant consumption; isotopic differences indicated possible migration or dietary variation in specific individuals.
- Gladiators had higher strontium-to-calcium ratios than other Romans, suggesting they may have consumed unique foods or beverages, such as a plant ash drink, highlighting differences in diet or movement.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyGame Changer filminde sözü geçen Gladyatör Mezarlığı Efes'te.. Meraklısına: Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gladiators and Contemporary Romans from Ephesus (Turkey, 2nd and 3rd Ct. AD) - Implications for Differences in Diet https://t.co/hllDVE2mjr
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Voici l'étude en question qui étudie les isotopes des "gladiateurs" d'Éphèse : https://t.co/sf6Ud4327e
@jon__reiter Interesting research for sure though. https://t.co/v764WxRcvQ
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@M0mmaSc0ut @Rothmus Humans are starchivores meant to eat starch. https://t.co/sEu2dD1YPu
@dragonfly713 @MarieIsabellaB Have you even clicked the article in my first comment? Here is another for you to ignore. https://t.co/sEu2dD1qZW
@bahatetik41 @alkanno1312 @OdakTV1 https://t.co/jBZYlXxwTi
@Evolving_Ego @Noahpinion It's not just a study. It's a well known historical fact. But here's one study. https://t.co/sA3fqP2Xrd
Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters) https://t.co/ytTkszuyF9 via @YouTube
@the_Kingtesh
#Starchivores https://t.co/s0d8IpUXJD
Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters) https://t.co/SvgmrBKjIY via @YouTube
@Tsimz_gaming @LibertyCappy https://t.co/sdnK7ehoH2 & https://t.co/HfBfS27aCR & https://t.co/XxG7eKgvVl links in video too
@carniyogi @ChaoticPeace69 @herbivore_club Our species competitive advantage was the ability to access a rich source of calories underground: Potatoes. https://t.co/SGRYtw2pt5
Just came across this study after a student mentioned a film claiming gladiators were vegetarian. Stable isotope analysis of the gladiator cemetery in Ephesus. Haven't dug in yet, but curious to see how accurate that is: https://t.co/TFCkzYwNbE
Humans are carnivores? What does the science tell us? https://t.co/CDYnjIxbln
@MatthiasKaiser1 @der_veganer Wenn das stimmen würde, dann müssten ja reine Fleischesser sogar noch weiterentwickelter als Menschen sein...
@CSense5537 @FrasierHarry It was actually the starch, not meat, that made our brains grow https://t.co/xmixzkyI5R
@NaturePerson201 @theveganting Yah and here's the paper it's sourced from https://t.co/u7Jf8o6C78
@hbfetr @kothicame_darth @SwampFox7 Are you one of those who goes areound claiming that they were Vegetarians? Sorry to break it to you but they were not *exclusively* vegetarians. They had a mixed diet (barley, legumes, fish, meat and dairy products) just like what I have been suggesting. https://t.co/h0Xdvpmyy6
Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters) - YouTube https://t.co/2khuVazguT
"Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gladiators and Contemporary Romans from Ephesus (Turkey, 2nd and 3rd Ct. AD) - Implications for Differences in Diet". https://t.co/OsB6bePuBL
RT @memoriacampesin: Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. S…
RT @memoriacampesin: Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. S…
RT @memoriacampesin: Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. S…
RT @memoriacampesin: Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. S…
Restos arqueológicos de gladiadores romanos (siglos II y III d.C.), dan cuenta que eran principalmente vegetarianos. Su dieta básica fue cebada, habas y una infusión de ceniza https://t.co/vawcawXlR0
Study reveals #gladiator diet was plant-based with an ash tonic on the side. https://t.co/ZfDagS34cL
@jon__reiter Interesting research for sure though. https://t.co/v764WxRcvQ
@aleexpimentel @luide https://t.co/3qn7w9tO76 https://t.co/6wYTLVwiEN https://t.co/XmhClotexA Esses são alguns estudos que eu consegui encontrar sobre o assunto.
Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters) https://t.co/dLqFeUq0lw via @YouTube
@OurCompass @KoganGad @hargrump @MaryamDuraid @murfdog4 @WillowWind64 @joelle47019650 @DMDent @LeomantVictoria @KemMinnick @E80NYANGEL @Bron1954 @me1stVegan2nd @Fire_Ice_Draco @YoAtomic @craftyvegangirl @mikerhawkns @JessMur76180674 @Ivy_Middleton @veganunityday @GodlessKafir @ukmav @jack61727922 @Beanglesmith @scorpiotiger @ihblythe @EconEngineer @GrahamCD62 @CarnivoreIs @SebastienneL @Barkey2baby @Extremely_Vegan @PeterFaberSP @marisa1sonly @LikelyChristina @PrincessWang18 @GeimerNicholas @BighorseproErik @OvisRedding @tweetprix @AGileadv @MJsspiritdragon @dr_time @SBakerMD @juice_journo @VeganRecovering @pongodhall @cy_beh @kukashnjudster @VeganRoo This one
@KemMinnick @jamesling871 @KoganGad @E80NYANGEL @YoAtomic @hargrump @Beanglesmith @Fire_Ice_Draco @BodyByLentils @SebastienneL @Ivy_Middleton @GeimerNicholas @ihblythe @me1stVegan2nd @PeterFaberSP @Bron1954 @OvisRedding @craftyvegangirl @Extremely_Vegan @marisa1sonly @LikelyChristina @ukmav @PrincessWang18 @BighorseproErik @Barkey2baby @tweetprix @AGileadv @MJsspiritdragon @dr_time @SBakerMD @juice_journo @VeganRecovering @scorpiotiger @pongodhall @cy_beh @DMDent @kukashnjudster @TriciaCaputo @ShortnBluntTho @mikerhawkns @mmooch17 @VeganRoo @BedrosGesaratsi @jadeo09 @ForTkdi @FabsPasses @VeganSuperBitch @frsucks @VMythDestroyer @forestwinkle https://t.co/v0hwWZaMAt
RT @AlpSirman: Game Changer filminde sözü geçen Gladyatör Mezarlığı Efes'te.. Meraklısına: Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gla…
RT @AlpSirman: Game Changer filminde sözü geçen Gladyatör Mezarlığı Efes'te.. Meraklısına: Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gla…
RT @AlpSirman: Game Changer filminde sözü geçen Gladyatör Mezarlığı Efes'te.. Meraklısına: Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gla…
Game Changer filminde sözü geçen Gladyatör Mezarlığı Efes'te.. Meraklısına: Stable Isotope and Trace Element Studies on Gladiators and Contemporary Romans from Ephesus (Turkey, 2nd and 3rd Ct. AD) - Implications for Differences in Diet https://t.co/hllDVE2mjr
@Itsamugsgame @runarpet Pubic library of science https://t.co/W4o55MdeEU 29 articles by PLOSONE confirm wheat and barley as staple food of gladiators find conclusion toward the bottom
この論文を読むと、大麦や小麦を主食とする生活をして、副菜として野菜やその他の食材をバランスよく取るといい感じ。 https://t.co/JMAudtme0M オートミール生活+豆乳の朝食は、そこまで大きくずれた食事ではなかったみたい。
- También hablan del famoso estudio que detonó por asi decirlo este documental donde midieron la densidad osea de los romanos que se alimentaban de legumbres y vegetales (https://t.co/hFli93Tllp) dando ya por hecho de que aquellos que sigamos una dieta como tal tendremos +
Los buscadores de carroña, @pacoalmodovar y @MiguelJaraBlog, a lo suyo https://t.co/iiSD77G08W https://t.co/Htp4h8k5Cy
Humans Are Starchivores (Starch Eaters) https://t.co/RqdRb97DRz
@MensHealthMag, @paul_kita - your Sept. 16 "fact check" of @gcmovie needs to be corrected. The gladiator study was published in peer-reviewed @PLOSONE. I covered for @archaeologymag, I wasn't the source. (One of the authors is in the trailer.) Very sloppy. https://t.co/OHnK3TUZRm
@plant_endo @DeanOrnishMD @DrEsselstyn @RipEsselstyn @drjkahn @cardio10s @gcmovie as in - it is ok for the trailer to contain a misleading piece of information? or do you actually agree that it is correct? in that case, what are your thoughts on Losch (2014)? Losch (2014) https://t.co/zDFVxPtO86
RT @PlantBasedCoach: I thought this was interesting and deserved a look. I love #micthevegan so props to him. #Vegan #plantbased #starches…
I thought this was interesting and deserved a look. I love #micthevegan so props to him. #Vegan #plantbased #starches https://t.co/Ms2jyrQkCN
@RebeccaCNReid We are born to thrive on starchy carbs like rice & potatoes... fill your boots https://t.co/1K5TnzbWHM
The first, and last diet for healthy humans https://t.co/uynspmf4EE
Voici l'étude en question qui étudie les isotopes des "gladiateurs" d'Éphèse : https://t.co/sf6Ud4327e