Question: What vegetable did Roman soldiers eat before battle for bravery?
Answer: Roman soldiers traditionally ate garlic—and yes, it’s botanically considered a vegetable, not an herb—before battle in the belief that to do so provided courage. The Romans also believed that if a man chewed garlic during a foot race, no one would pass him. Let’s face it, they had a thing for garlic. Romans believed, for example, that a magnet would lose its power if rubbed with garlic. It took centuries for science to prove that was untrue.
