I’m Spartacus ... pass the nuts

WATCHING gladiators fight to the death was hungry work, and it appears that the best snacks to accompany such a spectacle were olives, fruits and nuts.

Archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman leftovers while digging in the sewers of the Colosseum in Rome.

They found seeds from figs, grapes and melons, as well as traces of olives and walnuts, thought to have been left by snacking spectators 1,900 years ago.

Fragments of bones from ferocious animals that fought for their lives in the Roman arena were also unearthed in 230 feet of searched drains.

Bones of bears, lions and leopards were discovered, but also those of dogs.

Some even came from a type of dachshund that the Romans used to hunt foxes and badgers.

The study was conducted by the Colosseum Archaeological Park, with scientists using wire-guided robots to navigate the drainage system.