Comment on It was a lot easier to get a job back in the day
MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIt’s not like the food was great back then
Comment on It was a lot easier to get a job back in the day
MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIt’s not like the food was great back then
PugJesus@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
You might be surprised! For all the complaints we have of legionaries, and they are manifold and sometimes petty, food quality isn’t one of them - something which has been noted by historians as unusual considering that food is usually one of the top complaints of pre-modern (and often modern) soldiery. Considering the high quality of medical treatment and that the Romans considered diet to be a core part of health, and the known rations supplied to legionaries, it’s likely that most legionaries were eating as-well-as or better than their civilian counterparts!
MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
TIL
PugJesus@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Standard rations of grain (to be made into bread), meat, beans and lentils, cheese, salt, wine, and vinegar. Fucking ancient legionaries are eating better than I am*.
*because my diet is shit by choice, but still. why eat good when eating bad is so easy
MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You get wine?