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From Novice to Primus Palus: How Gladiators Trained

Think gladiators were all muscle and meat? 🍖 Think again! Discover the "barley-and-bean" vegetarian diet introduced by the physician Galen, supported by modern paleopathology. Explore the rigid training hierarchy from the novice level to the prestigious Primus Palus (First Stake). We look at how ph...

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