Gladiators and Romans 'would have drunk light beer', claims Danish light beer producer Carlsberg

Are you not getting drunk? The Romans drank beer and most likely gave it to gladiators - ((Paramount Pictures/PA))

Danish beer giant Carlsberg has today revealed that its own research laboratory has figured out what kind of beer the Roman gladiators may have enjoyed some 2,000 years ago. 

The not especially official-sounding Carlsberg Research Lab has claimed that it is likely the beer drunk by Romans would have been much lighter than what we are used to drinking today.