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Pompeii snack bar opens
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Quote:Pompeii, March 18 - A 2,000-year-old snack-bar in the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii will 'open for business' once more this Sunday, with a special one-off event marking its restoration. A limited number of visitors to the Campanian archaeological site will be taken on a 45-minute guided tour of the Thermopolium (snack-bar) of Vetutius Placidus, which was previously closed to members of the public. Once inside the thermopolium, participants will also be treated to a typical Roman snack of the type once served to customers. The shop takes its name from electoral graffiti engraved on the outside of the shop, calling on passersby to vote for the candidate Vetutius Placidus, and on three amphorae found inside the premises.
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An interesting idea. I guess this one-day event has already passed, but they plan on opening it permanently some time in the future.

But here is an unanswered question: what are typical Roman snacks?
David J. Cord
www.davidcord.com
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Pompeii snack bar opens - by Epictetus - 03-29-2010, 06:35 AM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by Memmia - 06-04-2010, 02:03 PM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by Memmia - 06-04-2010, 05:07 PM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by The_Mariner - 06-04-2010, 05:41 PM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by Epictetus - 06-05-2010, 07:53 AM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by Memmia - 06-06-2010, 12:53 PM
Re: Pompeii snack bar opens - by Alanus - 04-29-2011, 10:03 AM

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