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Flavours of the Colosseum: Bread, Blood, and Power in Ancient Rome

Flavours of the Colosseum: Bread, Blood, and Power in Ancient Rome

Update: 2025-03-18
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Step into the roar of the Colosseum! 🏛️ This week’s podcast takes you on a sensory journey through ancient Rome, exploring what it was like to attend the gladiatorial games. From securing your Tessera to feasting on honey cakes and sizzling sausages, discover how food, spectacle, and power collided in history’s most iconic arena. Don’t miss this epic culinary and cultural deep dive!


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Flavours of the Colosseum: Bread, Blood, and Power in Ancient Rome

Flavours of the Colosseum: Bread, Blood, and Power in Ancient Rome

Miles, Andy and Dom