Economy

Question 0

Economy in Pompeii

Answer 0

Manufactured merchandise

• shoes
• clothes
• perfumes

Predominate exports

• wine
• oil
• garum
• woolen textiles

imported

• lamps from Italy
• imported wine

Question 1

Herculaneum economy

Answer 1

Forum has not been excavated so it is hard to tell

Less commercial life - less defined wheel ruts in roads

Residential and commercial life existed side by side

Fishing industry: hooks, overturned boat, nets and tools to mend nets

Question 2

How large was the slavery population

Answer 2

Made up 40%

Question 3

What did slaves do

Answer 3

• manual labour
• ran businesses
• administrative tasks - tax (graffiti)

Question 4

Consequence of slavery

Answer 4

May have inhibited development of technology

Suppressed need for large scale manufacturing

Question 5

Evidence of bakeries

Answer 5

Brick ovens
Tufa millstones for grinding wheat
At least 30 bakeries in Pompeii

Question 6

What did the house of vetti produce

Answer 6

Olive oil and wine

Painting shows extraction of oil for perfume

Question 7

Evidence of garum

Answer 7

Garum containers were found in most parts of Pompeii

Question 8

Evidence of prostitution

Answer 8

At least 46 brothels

Africanus owned largest brothel, with 10 bedrooms

Depictions in graffiti, paintings, inscriptions

Question 9

Was prostitution a popular business

Answer 9

Yes

Slaves, freed women and foreigners could become prostitutes

Middle/upper class were forbidden