Warehouses, Bakeries, Thermopolia Flashcards
What was the most famous Granary in the Ostia?
Horrea Epagathiana et Epaphroditiana
What was the purpose of the granaries?
To house the daily imports that arrived at the port of Ostia
Who owned the Horrea Epagathiana et Epaphroditiana?
Epagathus and Epaphroditus
When was the Horrea Epagathiana et Epaphroditiana built?
c.145 AD
Why were bakeries so common in Ancient Rome?
Most people did not have access to kitchens and people required staples like bread to be made daily in large quantities
Why were bakeries so easy to identify?
Large bread ovens with flues to vent off the smoke
Had their own mills
What were bakery mills equipped with?
As many as four millstones made of basalt lava driven by donkeys to grind the grain
How many bakeries were found in Pompeii?
35
What is a Thermopolia?
Place where hot things are sold
What was the purpose of the Thermopolia/
Where most Romans got their food, due to the lack of cooking areas in their homes
Why was a Thermopolia so easy to identify?
Distinctive masonry counter with deep, circular recesses for dolia (storing food and wine)
When was Pompeii’s large theatre built?
2nd Century BC by the Greeks
How many spectators could the Large theatre initally, and eventually hold?
3300 spectators and then 5000 spectators
When did the Romans extend the Large theatre?
C1st.BC
What were the three tiers of seating in the Large theatre and who were they for?
Ima cavea: for the public offcials
Media cavea: well off people
Summa cavea: for the poor
Why did the steps of the Large Theatre go up like graduation?
To allow an uninterrupted view of the stage
Describe the seating of the Large Theatr
Internal stairways between sections of seating allowed spectators to reach their seats after entering via the orchestra or vaulted corridor
What was behind the stage of the Large Theatre?
A quadriporticus (composed of 74 Doric columns)
What was the purpose of the quadriporticus?
The audience could walk and converse during the intervals between performances
What was the quadriporticus converted to after the earthquake in 62AD?
Gladiator Barracks
When was the Odeon (small theatre) built?
80BC
Who built the Odeon?
Two local magistrates
Desribe the decoration of the Odeon.
Many multi coloured marble slidings
Had a functional roof to help with aucoustics
What was the capacity of the Odeon?
1000-1500 spectators
What was the capacity of the Amphitheatre in Pompeii?
20,000 spectators
Where was the Amphitheatre built?
The easternmost part of the city against the city walls
When was the Amphitheatre built?
80BC
Why was the Amphitheatre built?
As part of a building project to assert Roman authority in Pompeii and gain support of the citizens
Who funded the Amphitheatre?
Quinctius Valgus and Marcius Porcious
Describe the construction of the Amphitheatre
Sunk below ground level
Built onto the city walland a secondary ellipitical wall with buttresses and blind arches supporting the structure
Arena was elliptical and surrounded by a parapet originally painted with scenes of the hunt and contests
How was the Amphitheatre’s lower seating accessed?
Two narrow barrel vaulted corridors whilst four narrow external, but still inadequate, steps to the upper tiers were narrow and likely congested
Describe the outerwall of the Amphitheatre?
Held poles for awnings which offered shade to the spectators
When was construction for the Colosseum started?
70AD
Who started construction for the Colosseum?
Empero Vespasian
