What did the Roman soldiers eat for lunch?

Only small children or slaves were permitted to eat sitting. The Romans ate mainly with their fingers and so the food was cut into bite size pieces. Slaves would continually wash the guests' hands throughout the dinner. Spoons were used for soup. Rich Romans could afford to eat lots of meat. read more

Army Food. One of the largest problems with maintaining a large standing army is the food supply. The Roman army was no exception. Each soldier ate about 1/3 of a ton of grain a year. It is estimated that just the soldiers in Britain ate over 33.5 tons of grain a day. read more