The funerary stele of gladiator Palumbos, depicting him with a palm leaf symbolising victory. (Courtesy of: Martin Steskal)
Assessment of the gladiator cemetery in Ephesus, Turkey has provided new insights and research into the daily life of gladiators. Although this is an older discovery, scientific analysis has changed our current understanding of the life of gladiators.
The research supporting a vegetarian diet:
https://www.researchgate.ne