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Roman central heating system: hot air circulated underneath the floor as in this public bath (thermae) in Pompeii.
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Roman central heating system: hot air circulated underneath the floor as...

Thermopolium, a tavern of the 1st CE, Pompeii. There were 89 of these taverns or bars in Pompeii. Citizens went there before dinner, to have hot wine mixed with water, or a quick snack. Drinks and food were kept hot in the jars sunk into the counter.
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Thermopolium, a tavern of the 1st CE, Pompeii. There were 89 of these t...

Oven of the baker Popidius Priscus, two grain mills on either side.
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Oven of the baker Popidius Priscus, two grain mills on either side.

Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turned around a conical base; grain was poured into the top opening and the flour collected at the base.
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Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turn...

Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption of Vesuvius, which covered Pompeii and Herculaneum with a thick layer of volcanic stone and ashes. Bodies of the victims decomposed, but the hard crust formed by the ashes remained intact.
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Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption o...

Pot with lid and two handles on a tripod. Terracotta, from Pompeii.
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Pot with lid and two handles on a tripod. Terracotta, from Pompeii...

Triclinium. House of the Moralist, Pompeii, Italy
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Triclinium. House of the Moralist, Pompeii, Italy

House of the mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum.On the narrow side of the triclimium (the inner courtyard), a nymphaeum with three niches, head of Gorgo on top; on the long side the mosaic with Neptune and hie wife, Amphitrite.
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House of the mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum.On the narro...

Caldarium (steam-bath). Thermae at the forum, Pompeii, Italy
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Caldarium (steam-bath). Thermae at the forum,...

Basin in the caldarium (steam-bath). Thermae at the forum, Pompeii, Italy.
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Basin in the caldarium (steam-bath). Thermae at the forum, Po...

Tepidarium with bed. Thermae at the forum, Pompeii, Italy
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Tepidarium with bed. Thermae at the forum,...

Narrow street with crossing step in Pompeii, Italy
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Narrow street with crossing step in Pompeii, Italy