2,000-Year-Old Food Just Came Out of a Pompeii Snack Bar
Before its death at the explosive hands of Mt. Vesuvius , Pompeii was a bustling town with a warm farming economy and an appetence to match . Painted scenes and archaeological clay have long hint at the diets of its ill-fated residents . On Saturday , the Pompeii Archaeological Park announced the mining of one of the town ’s thermopolium , or profligate - food - and - drink spots , offering insights on what the joint swear out ....