In preparation for the next post on eating and drinking: we know a lot about what the Romans ate and drank, partly because of what they wrote, but also because they showed us. With shadows and perspective the first image of a beautiful fresco from Pompeii depicts asparagus and baskets of cheese on either side.
On frescoes and mosaics we see poultry, eggs, fish, meat, mushrooms, grapes, olives and figs, and so we’ll practise eating (and drinking) the way the Romans did!
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