Comments on: Gladiators were vegetarian carbo-loaders

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:42:41 +0000

I’m not sure what modern bias you mean exactly, but perhaps the paleo-pathologists overstated the case, or used “fat” in a colloquial way to indicate gladiators were probably not skin and sinew like they are in the movies today.

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:27:37 +0000

Why do they think gladiators were fat? Wouldn’t they burn off calories with their extensive exercise? Modern vegetarian athletes like Carl Lewis are not fat and none of the ancient images of gladiators show them as fat. Perhaps they were just “carb loading” for energy on a grand scale. The ‘fat’ characterization seems more a modern bias and not based on evidence.

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:45:04 +0000

You’re too good to me.

By: Mr Lemming

Mr Lemming — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:39:05 +0000

I like the convoluted! Huzzah for tangents!

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:35:52 +0000

Thank you kindly for the link. I like how cleanly and concisely you write. I need to channel more of that approach myself, as I tend towards the convoluted.