Would You Eat What Roman Workers Ate?

Name: Would You Eat What Roman Workers Ate?
Uploaded: 2026-10-15T11:13:49+02:00
Duration: 40 s
Description: Roman workers in the Egyptian desert ate oysters, Red Sea fish and Indian pepper, and grew fresh herbs in the sand. Their water came in on donkeys. And their favourite meat? Also donkey. Full story: how ancient Romans survived the desert heat 👉 [link to the long video] Would you eat it? Yes or no 👇 #ancientrome #romanhistory #shorts

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Roman workers in the Egyptian desert ate oysters, Red Sea fish and Indian pepper, and grew fresh herbs in the sand. Their water came in on donkeys. And their favourite meat? Also donkey.

Full story: how ancient Romans survived the desert heat 👉 [link to the long video]

Would you eat it? Yes or no 👇

#ancientrome #romanhistory #shorts

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@EepieboyYouTube

This seems Ai-ish

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@StickmanOrigins-1YouTube

Do you mean because of the voiceover?

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@EepieboyYouTube

@StickmanOrigins-1 No because of the visuals

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@antigonemerlinYouTube

And you didn't explain where the oysters came from.

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@StickmanOrigins-1YouTube

Fair point, thanks! Nobody knows for sure, but the oyster shells turned up in the camp’s garbage next to Red Sea fish. The Red Sea was the closest coast, so they most likely came from that direction, carried in by donkey and camel caravans. That part is an educated guess though, not something archaeologists have confirmed 🫏

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