guy Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Another stunning find from the recently excavated Regio V in Pompeii: A street food stand from the recently excavated site in Pompeii: Quote The food counter, known as a termopolium, would have served hot food and drinks to locals in the city. The shop, with its bright frescoes and terracotta jars, was discovered in 2019 and unveiled on Saturday. Quote The paintings found at the site are believed to show some of the food that was on offer to customers, including chicken and duck. Traces of pork, fish, snails and beef were also discovered in jars and other containers. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55454717 Summary: This shop appears to have offered a wide variety of foods: chicken and duck (depicted on the frescoes), as well as pork, fish, snails, and beef (bones and other remnants). It will be interesting to see what other foods are discovered after the site undergoes more detailed DNA analysis. Edited November 14, 2025 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispina Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 That's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted December 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Thanks for reading. Other articles add these details: Quote The above fresco of a dog on a leash is accompanied by some graffiti scrawled into the surrounding frame (not visible here). The text reads "nicia cinaede cacator," which hilariously translates to "Nicias shameless shitter!" The Pompeii Sites article on the find speculates that the graffiti was left by a "prankster" who was making fun of someone who worked at the shop, perhaps the owner, named Nicias. https://mashable.com/article/pompeii-snack-stand-thermopolium-discovery-photos/ http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/pompeii-thermopolium-09193.html Edited November 14, 2025 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) This is an excellent video of the find in Italian. (English subtitles available) Edited November 14, 2025 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.