Did you know?⬇️🌱 Historians suggest that the workers who hauled this Obelisk of Theodosius from Alexandria to Constantinople in 390 AD likely relied on plant-based staples like bread, lentils, chickpeas, and olive oil 💪🏽 In the late Roman Empire, these foods were the dietary backbone for large laborers due to their affordability, scalability, and availability🌱 Meat, by contrast, was expensive and typically reserved for the wealthy or rare occasions, making it impractical for provisioning the hundreds of workers needed to move a 200-ton monument. #VeganTravel #PlantBasedLifestyle #veganhistory #ObeliskOfTheodosius #istanbulvegan #veganfashion