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It has been suggested that the central tholos, also well provided with water and drains, was where fish was sold (due to excavated fish skeletons), although other uses for the central tholos have been suggested, such as the place where
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or Temple of Serapis. Standing columns with bands of boreholes left by marine mollusks showed that the height of the buildings had varied in relation to sea level, and made it the subject of debate in
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had a water fountain or water feature in the centre of their courtyard instead of a tholos structure. It is the presence of this central water feature which seems to denote a building a
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building that sold mostly provisions (especially meat and fish). The building normally sat alongside the forum and basilica, providing a place in which a market could be held. Each
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was either through central gates on each of the four sides or through some of the tabernae themselves. It appears that the tabernae set aside for
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sold different kinds of produce, depending on local availability, but it was not uncommon to import these comestibles, especially at ports like
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where they were provided with marble counters, presumably to keep the meat cooler, and drains for the removal of water and fluid waste.
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in AD 59 and the location of the ancient structure likely corresponded to the current location of the church of
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were held for reference or as shrines to the gods of the market place (due to excavated coins). Some
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Pompeii, Italy, 1895. The Macellum. (Forum). Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection.
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of Pompeii. Some of the buildings have been dated to 130–120 BC. A section of the East side of the
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was first excavated in the 1750s, when the discovery of a statue of
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provides shops arranged around a courtyard which contains a central
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in Rome. The complex was built and dedicated by the emperor
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is usually square in shape. The central courtyard of the
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is a fairly easy building to identify from its design. A
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led to the building being misidentified as the city's
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Index


Macellum of Pompeii

Greek
ancient Roman
market
Pompeii
delicatessen
Plautus
agora
Greek
Hellenistic
wholesale
Constantinople
tholos
domed
tabernae
butchers
official weights and measures
Macellum Liviae
Augustus
Livia
Esquiline Hill

Macellum Magnum
Caelian Hill
Nero
S. Stefano Rotondo

Macellum of Pozzuoli

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