Streetscape

Question 1

Thermopolium

Answer 1

Cook shop, existed in both Herculaneum and Pompeii
- Dolia jars sunk into the counter
- L-shaped counter with space behind it for 1-2 people to serve customers
- Over 120 found in Pompeii and Herculaneum, shows that food shops were an important industry

Question 2

Roads

Answer 2

• Usually paved with large slabs of volcanic stone
• Slightly raised in the centre for water runoff

Herculaneum
- Narrower roads
- No stepping stones

Pompeii
- Wider streets, with main avenues up to 7m wide
- Pavement raised on the side, with stepping stones bridging the two sides of the street so that vehicles can pass but pedestrians can also step across

Question 3

Water founatins (nymphea)

Answer 3

Present in both Pompeii and Herculaneum

Question 4

Architecture (mostly Herculaneum but also Pompeii)

Answer 4

• Houses level with footpaths, no frontyards
• Monumental doorways of houses
• Benches for clients in Herculaneum
• Lower parts of houses painted red in both cities
• Graffiti provides insight into what shops sold, also evidences that many people were literate
• Shops sometimes had awnings
• Groove evident where doors pulled across at night