If you wanted a quick, hot meal in ancient Rome, you would go to an establishment called a thermopolium. In the excavation of Pompeii, evidence for as many as 80 thermopolia have been found, but only recently have archaeologists been able to completely excavate one. The photos included are of the excavated thermopolium.
Hot foods were stored in jars stored in the holes in the counters. The outer faces of the counters are decorated with paintings depicting a nymph on a horse, a rooster, a pair of ducks, as well as a dog. In the food containers were found the remains of pigs, ducks, goats, fish, and land snails, which gives you a picture of the what was on the menu. Between the bill of fare and the art, this fast food seems quite a bit upscale from your local McDonald’s, plus they also served wine.
In the frame for the painting of the dog, there is a 2000-year-old carved graffito that reads Nicia cinaede cacator [Translation: Nicias shameless shitter]. Some things never change.
Following are a few more photos of the excavation. All photos are credited to the Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
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