"The Roman Army consumed a healthy combination of simple high-energy food. Bread was their staple food and grain production was increased throughout Britain to meet the demand from the army. Large 'beehive' bread-ovens were positioned all the way around the Legionary Fortress at Caerleon. read more
In Roman times' diet was what you could get to eat and it was nearly all fresh, in-season, produce. The facilities for saving food were extremely limited and, where food did not keep well naturally, consisted of drying, smoking, pickling or salting, but it should be remembered that food poisoning was quite common. read more
The gladiators were served barley as a sprouted gruel and a similar barley gruel meal was also served in the Roman army as a staple food. Sprouting helped transform the hard barley grains into a paste of easier-to-digest dense food which came along with the added bonus of nutrient surplus. read more