Forum granary (VII,7,29) The produce market (‘forum olitorio’) was built after 62 AD, and may not have been completed (or was not in use). Near B&B Pompei Il Fauno.Read More

Mensa ponderaria (VII,7,31) Near the produce market and built into the east wall of the temple of Apollo, active beginning in the late 2nd cent. Near at B&B Pompei Il Fauno. Book now.Read More

The building, which was the city's main market, dates from the 2nd cent. BC and underwent subsequent renovations: the bases in front of the entrance portico held commemorative statues of illustrious citizens. The interior has a porticoed courtyard with shops: the 12 bases in the center acted as stands for wooden poles that supported a...Read More

Thermopolium (VI,8,8-9) Characteristic and very widespread in Pompeii (there were 89), the thermopolia were public establishments (a sort of ‘snack-bar’) that served hot food and drinks (thus the Greek-style name): it was indeed customary to lunch (prandium= midday meal) outside the home. This is a typical, simple structure: one room opening onto the road, with...Read More

Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus (I,8,8) Characteristic and very widespread in Pompeii (there were 89), the thermopolia were public establishments (a sort of ‘snack-bar’) that served hot food and drinks (thus the Greek-style name): it was indeed customary to lunch (prandium= midday meal) outside the home. This is a typical, simple structure: one room opening onto...Read More

Bakery (VII,2,22) The ‘bakery’ may have belonged to N. Popidius Priscus, who lived in the house next door, n. 20, and who managed it through a libertus. Typical features of the 34 bakeries identified in Pompeii are the wood-burning oven, similar to those used today, and the millstones (here there are four, plus a smaller...Read More

At dawn, breakfast consisted of bread and cheese or vegetables and any left-overs from the night before. There was a mid-day snack, often eaten in the numerous taverns of the time; it was based on flat bread, fried fish, sausages, and even sweets and fruit. Starting at four o’clock in the afternoon, dinner was served...Read More

The fourth style is also called the ‘fantastic style’. This type of decoration, characteristic of the second half of the first century A.D., is also the most prevalent in Pompei because many houses were redecorated in this style after the damage of the earthquake of 62 A.D. In this period, the ornamentation of the walls...Read More

The ‘third style’ is also called the ‘ornamental style.’ Rich but delicate decorations characterized the taste of the reign of Augustus, between the end of the first century B.C. and the early decades of the first century A.D. The architectural representation is even less realistic. The division of the wall into skirting board, middle section...Read More

The ”Second Style” The ‘second style’ is also called the ‘architectural style’. Here we find simulated perspectives of columns and architectural views, which are present also in the other styles except the first. Characteristic of the decoration of the first century B.C. is this simulated perspective, with images of persons or pictures, often combined with...Read More