Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Researchers said on Saturday they had discovered a frescoed thermopolium or fast-food counter in an exceptional state of preservation in Pompeii. The ornate snack bar, decorated with polychrome patterns and frozen by volcanic ash, was partially exhumed last year but archaeologists extended work on the site to reveal it in its full glory. Pompeii was buried in ash and pumice when the nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people. Archaeologists continue to make discoveries there. The thermopolium of Regio V at what was a busy intersection of Silver Wedding Street and Alley of Balconies was the Roman-era equivalent of a fast-food snack stall. A fresco bearing an image of a Nereid nymph riding a seahorse and gladiators in combat had been unearthed previously. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/26/exceptionally-well-preserved-snack-bar-unearthed-in-pompeii Edited December 27, 2020 by Daylight Oreos 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Look at that art! What happened to Pompeii is one of my favorite stories to read about history. It's such an interesting yet sad story of a civilization that once existed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG PronounsHe/Him Moderator 6,288 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I’ve visited the ruins and it really is a sad, tragic story. Hopefully I can visit next year and see it in person. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, SLAG said: I’ve visited the ruins and it really is a sad, tragic story. Hopefully I can visit next year and see it in person. I really wanna visit Pompeii in the future and see its ruins. It's so fascinating to think that the city and its people were once alive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitHub Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,752 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I saw this yesterday. So amazing how well preserved it was. They even found traces of food in the containers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, GitHub said: I saw this yesterday. So amazing how well preserved it was. They even found traces of food in the containers. I've read somewhere that there was a feast going on in the city when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. The foodcarts must've been full when the tragedy happened. Edited December 27, 2020 by Daylight Oreos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitHub Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,752 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, Daylight Oreos said: I've read somewhere that there was a feast going on in the city when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. The foodcarts must've been full when the tragedy happened. Oh that's really interesting. I didn't know that, but I just found an article and am reading now. Thanks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastertoyo Pronounshe/she/they/blaster ARTPOPster 1,319 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I thought it was like a 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDoctor PronounsHe/they Popster to Popster 4,584 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 That is so cool! I love seeing the standard "every day" art of a civilization. Makes them feel much more real and less mythologized 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, NotDoctor said: Makes them feel much more real and less mythologized Mte. I was just watching a couple of old footages during the Victorian era a couple of hours ago and seeing those people actually move and not just as stills makes them feel like they actually did exist. It's very ghostly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorde Von Kok PronounsHe/Him Gaming Leader 8,440 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Wow! My historian heart is filled with joy watching this. What a masterpiece. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle For Your Life Pronounshe/him RIP Angel 1,992 Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 imagine people 2,000 years from now discovering the Chromatica Jockstrap tho lol. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG Popster for Sale 46,296 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Daylight Oreos said: imagine people 2,000 years from now discovering the Chromatica Jockstrap tho lol. And being an exhibit in a modern museum 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Pronounshe/him Kindness Admin 8,383 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 This is super cool. I hope we somehow find some wild technology that allows us see imprints of the past and revisit them. Sorta like how they do it in that Star Trek Picard show. That said I don't endorse that show, lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,688 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Daylight Oreos said: imagine people 2,000 years from now discovering the Chromatica Jockstrap tho lol. Even better! They would discover Artpop Act II and continuation of the Telephone video! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,688 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, BenG said: And being an exhibit in a modern museum A museum? You mean this? XD 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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