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🍷🏺🔥 La Gran Taberna. En Herculano, los thermopolia eran locales donde se servía comida y bebida caliente. Auténticos precursores del "fast food" romano. #Herculano #Thermopolium #Roma #Arqueología #Cultura #Historia #Patrimonio

As an accompaniment to our earlier post, I invite you to enjoy a minute touring the thermopolium at Ostia Antica as I experienced in in March 2025. #ostiaantica #thermopolium #rome #yourhistoryguide

“Send your Legate to Ostia, O Caesar… you’ll find him in some big cookshop!” —Juvenal, Satire 8

This thermopolium in Ostia Antica—like a Roman fast-food joint—served hot meals to those without kitchens. Scorned by elites, essential for everyday life.

📸 Dec 2017
#OstiaAntica #Thermopolium

@AubreyDeLosDestinos its… #thermopolium!

In Ostia Antica, the #Thermopolium via di Diana, an ancient fast food spot, features rare frescoes depicting daily life and food offerings. These colorful fragments provide a glimpse into the vibrant social and commercial life, highlighting the artistic richness of ancient Rome in its public spaces

Remember that colourful decorated 'snack bar' from #Pompeii which made it round the news end of last year?

Now you could have a stroll there as well - here's a really impressing virtual #3D-reconstruction of the #thermopolium thanks to @PatrimVirtual:

https://youtu.be/QaCJHVP2bP8