ancalimon said:As far as I know Persians as a whole (except other ethic people among Persian political influence area) did have a vegetarian diet because of their religion. They did not eat animal products.
RaVeN said:ancalimon said:As far as I know Persians as a whole (except other ethic people among Persian political influence area) did have a vegetarian diet because of their religion. They did not eat animal products.
Achaemenid/Sassanid Persians under Zoroastrianism?
Docm30 said:RaVeN said:ancalimon said:As far as I know Persians as a whole (except other ethic people among Persian political influence area) did have a vegetarian diet because of their religion. They did not eat animal products.
Achaemenid/Sassanid Persians under Zoroastrianism?
I don't think Persian Zoroastrians practice vegetarianism. Apparently that's unique to the Indian sects.
you sure it wasn't the quote about us Arab, lizard eaters!ancalimon said:I remember reading something written by Persians speaking of meat eaters as if they were aliens.
matmohair1 said:you sure it wasn't the quote about us Arab, lizard eaters!ancalimon said:I remember reading something written by Persians speaking of meat eaters as if they were aliens.
Allegro said:How would one grow muscles without the protein from meat?
And your evidence for this claim, Mister Assad?Allegro said:My deduction to your explanation is that they did not formulate a nutritional data, the amount of food they ate just happened to be sufficient for them to sustain muscles.