04-24-2011, 10:07 AM
I guess everyone knows the troops had an alloted grain ration. But they probably ate better than we think they did. Foragers-- the venatores, and piscators-- went out and gleaned everything from deer to fish and clams. The surviving papyrus scraps found in Britain give us a list of what was "unofficially" eaten.:grin:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
