Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
May 18, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Thermopolia
Creator2
Allen, Will (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
2015
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
thermopolia
walls
counters (furniture)
Description
Detail view of brick and stonework on walls and marble counter at a thermopolium (ID plate number 13) at Pompeii, Italy. "Numerous convenience-food restaurants (so called thermopolia, cauporioe, tavernae) have been found in Pompeii and other parts of ancient Rome. It is clear that establishments like these were patronized by the general population of the city ... Generally open to the street, each had a large counter with heated receptacles set in the middle from which food and drink would have been served much like a modern steam table in the school cafeteria. The thermopolium was a sort of service counter that provided hot food and beverages for snacking on the run or for take-out meals to eat at home,"--Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl: An Encyclopedia, edited by Melitta Weiss Adamson, Francine Segan.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
brickwork (masonry)
stone (worked rock)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
WA023
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