Eggs, tomatoes, sandwiches: The history of food as protest projectiles

The Roman Emperor Vespasian might not be as well-known as his predecessors Nero and Caligula, but when he died in A.D. 79, he left behind a legacy that included stabilizing the empire, beginning construction of the structure that would become known as the Colosseum — and being the first politician recorded to have been pelted with flying produce.