Thermopolium or Caupona of Salvius, Ancient thermopolium ruins in Pompeii, Italy.
This Roman fast food establishment features a U-shaped marble-veneered counter with six embedded dolia containers used for storing and serving hot food and beverages to customers.
Excavated in 1875, this commercial establishment operated as a street-side eatery serving quick meals to residents and travelers before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The preserved Fourth Style wall paintings depict marine scenes including a Nereid on horseback, demonstrating the integration of mythological imagery in Roman commercial spaces.
Located at Regio V Insula 1 within the Pompeii archaeological site, visitors can access this thermopolium as part of the official excavation tour route.
Archaeologists discovered a human skeleton surrounded by coins and jewelry at the site, likely representing someone who remained to loot valuables during the volcanic disaster.
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