UM-Bot Posted April 17, 2007 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Roman gladiators were overweight vegetarians and not the muscle-bound men protrayed by actors like Russell Crowe, anthropologists say. Austrian scientists analysed the skeletons of two different types of gladiators, the myrmillos and retiariae, found at the ancient site of Ephesus, near Selsuk in Turkey. View: Full Article | Source: ABC.net.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Whisman Posted April 17, 2007 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Muaha, take THAT Russell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondhand Posted April 17, 2007 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Cool, I could have been a gladiator then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Whisman Posted April 17, 2007 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2007 You and me both, Mr. Hand. You and me both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted April 17, 2007 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2007 My Hollywood illusions are crushed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronGhost Posted April 17, 2007 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2007 You and me both, Mr. Hand. You and me both. Would you have worn a cute little kitty emblem while you fought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Atheist_Mind Posted April 17, 2007 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Would you have worn a cute little kitty emblem while you fought? lol, distract them with a puss in boots "sweet eyes" picture too bad psykotic, think about other movies and how they are false too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted April 17, 2007 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2007 lol, distract them with a puss in boots "sweet eyes" picture too bad psykotic, think about other movies and how they are false too I know! It's horrible! Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skeptic Eric Raven Posted April 17, 2007 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Seeeee. Being a vegan made them fat. EAT meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyWeather Posted April 17, 2007 #10 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) so... they were a sort of advanced sumo wrestler? ....with swords. no wonder they couldn't run away from those lions and tigers and bears Oh my! Edited April 17, 2007 by Leliel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keleneki Posted April 17, 2007 #11 Share Posted April 17, 2007 so... they were a sort of advanced sumo wrestler? ....with swords. no wonder they couldn't run away from those lions and tigers and bears Oh my! bwahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahh An Atheist Posted April 17, 2007 #12 Share Posted April 17, 2007 It seems the Austrians have it wrong. The gladiators worked out for many hours a day, thus turning the proteins in the before listed foods into muscle. I am sure that some were fat, but for the most part they were in perfect condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skeptic Eric Raven Posted April 17, 2007 #13 Share Posted April 17, 2007 It seems the Austrians have it wrong. The gladiators worked out for many hours a day, thus turning the proteins in the before listed foods into muscle. I am sure that some were fat, but for the most part they were in perfect condition. So you were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax Unum Posted April 17, 2007 #14 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) It seems the Austrians have it wrong. The gladiators worked out for many hours a day, thus turning the proteins in the before listed foods into muscle. I am sure that some were fat, but for the most part they were in perfect condition. It's also interesting that art from that time, portrays gladiators as being fairly fit... IMO the fourth guy from the left could go on a diet though... Edited April 18, 2007 by Pax Unum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Flood Posted April 18, 2007 #15 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Don't they realize that fighting takes ALOT of energy, thus burning fat and turning protein into muscle? I bet if someone went on that diet they wouldn't be fat if they did some intense workout every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyWeather Posted April 18, 2007 #16 Share Posted April 18, 2007 It's also interesting that art from that time, portrays gladiators as being fairly fit... IMO the fourth guy from the left could go on a diet though... haha, is he spanking the helmet dude It seems the Austrians have it wrong. The gladiators worked out for many hours a day, thus turning the proteins in the before listed foods into muscle. I am sure that some were fat, but for the most part they were in perfect condition. 'Tis verily true. Though the idea of advanced sumo's is to funny to throw away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeQueen Posted April 18, 2007 #17 Share Posted April 18, 2007 A fat man was not included in my Gladiator fantasy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora7321 Posted April 18, 2007 #18 Share Posted April 18, 2007 They actually had a documentary on this on Discovery Channel quite a few months back. SO very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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