TITLE:        Why Gladiators Drank Barley Water 💧
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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A massive gladiator would intentionally drink two cups of barley water before

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FULL SCRIPT:
A massive gladiator would intentionally drink two cups of barley water before going into the arena. You see, if a gladiator was injured, he was usually left to bleed out and die. But the barley water thickened his blood, causing the wounds to bleed much less. This created the illusion that he was harder to kill, making his opponents believe he was invincible.

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TIMED:
[000.00] A massive gladiator would intentionally
[001.92] drink two cups of barley water before
[003.68] going into the arena. You see, if a
[005.44] gladiator was injured, he was usually
[007.04] left to bleed out and die. But the
[008.72] barley water thickened his blood,
[010.32] causing the wounds to bleed much less.
[012.24] This created the illusion that he was
[013.84] harder to kill, making his opponents
[015.52] believe he was invincible.
