Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.

Pompeii is such an amazing archaeological site as it was frozen in time. Nor gradual decline. It really shows how the little things stay the same throughout history. From humor, to in this case, the presence of street food. I don't think there is any city we have found that is so preserved in time as Pompeii.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    what fascinates me about pompeii is we learned so much about roman cuisine and paintings from it. like everything was painted, it was very common.

    • gammison [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Everything in the classical world and medieval period was painted and colorful. The drabness of the dark ages and the pristineness of Rome are both early modern inventions.