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The Romans got up at dawn and they had ientaculum, the equivalent of what we call breakfast. It was a light meal which consisted primarily of bread which sometimes was dipped in wine or olive oil or honey. Cheese and olives may have been eaten with the bread. Then they went to work. At 11 am or midday they had prandium was a meal which is comparable to our lunch only because it was eaten It was a small meal which was like a snack. Often, it just consisted of leftovers from the night before or cold meat and bread. The working day ended at noon and after that most Romans sept a couple of hours at the baths. Then they had cena (dinner) between three and four o clock. This was the main meal. For the poor it consisted of a kind of porridge, the puls. The simplest kind would be made from emmer, water, salt and fat. The more sophisticated kind was made with olive oil, with an accompaniment of assorted vegetables when available. The richer classes ate their puls with eggs, cheese, vegetables and honey and it was also occasionally served with meat or fish. the Roman day ended at dusk.

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