08-23-2013, 12:06 PM
Quote:Later this week I'm at a Roman event and we normally cook meals like crazy and stuff ourselves on Roman cuisine. This week though, I'm planning to strictly adhere to a 3 day diet of Roman marching rations.
I have found a wonderful source, Jonathon Roth's 1998 book The Logistics of the Roman Army at War 264BC-AD235. He presents the evidence as well as the thoughts of past academics to come up with some decent figures on ration allowances.
Below is a photo of a single day's ration. It is composed of:
Hardtack 650g
Smoked salt pork 160g
Lentils 50g
Smoked Cheese 27g
Olive Oil 50ml
Salt 40g
Wine 0.37 l
I did not include the vinegar, just realised! That should be 0.13 l
That bread looks good, you got a recipe?
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