Ancient Roman Fast Food. An ancient Roman fast food bar is discovered in Pompeii The Strength of Architecture From 1998 Ancient Romans Loved Fast Food Penelope Allison of the University of Leicester, who has excavated an entire neighborhood block in Pompeii, says the majority of people in her excavation area consumed food "on the run," a finding which could perhaps be extrapolated for the rest of the Roman Empire. What was a fast food restaurant in ancient Rome? Thermopolia are forerunners of today's restaurants.
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Clearly, many of these residents must have made enough money as artisans, shopkeepers, and weavers to support the vast quantity of food outlets available. The best place to see theromopolia today is at Pompeii and Herculaneum
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What was a fast food restaurant in ancient Rome? Thermopolia are forerunners of today's restaurants. The ancient Romans had something called "fast food," but it wasn't the same as what we think of as fast food today At that time, in fact, like today, it was not unusual to have lunch outside the home.
Thermopolium. El fast food de la época. Yacimiento de Herculano. Italia.. Ancient Roman fast-food joints were called "thermopolia." These restaurants had a bad reputation, but they provided fast and cheap meals to the poor of ancient Rome. These eateries, known as thermopolia, were easily recognizable by their distinctive masonry counters embedded with earthenware jars called dolia, which stored dried foods and drinks
Thermopolium. El fast food de la época. Yacimiento de Herculano. Italia.. The best place to see theromopolia today is at Pompeii and Herculaneum Ancient Rome had small fast food restaurants designed for one purpose only - to serve affordable hot "takeaway" food to the Roman society.