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Glasgow's Roman Remains & Hadrian's Wall

The Ancients

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The History of the Fort, and the Food of the Roman Soldiers

Diet and food were the most interesting discoveries. Food from sewage included wheat barley, contaminated barley with weevils. Evidence for drinking wine in the bath house was found to be 'nibbles' The roman army ate a vegetarian diet rather than a carnivorous diet.

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