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2020-12-28
[SCInews] 2,000-Year-Old Fast Food Shop Uncovered in Pompeii.
and 4 Starbucks
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#11  Even the "Cave Canem" mosaic/welcome mat had a dog on it.

When I saw it, it even had a live dog on it.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-12-28 22:22  

#10  "Cave Canem" for those who are illiterate.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-12-28 21:05  

#9  The dog fresco was a warning to thieves, kind of like an ADT sticker, and was not 'food related'. Meant their guard dog(s) were leashed...for now.

These images have been found elsewhere in antiquity, not only in Roman venues.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-12-28 21:04  

#8  Little Caesar's?
Posted by: Clavimble Spiter8745   2020-12-28 17:47  

#7  Graffito in nearby necessary:

Hungry? Just direct your feet
To Subway! V sesterces? Eat!
Our bread and dogmeat can't be beat --
II stadia down any street!
Posted by: Hupusoter Theremp1466   2020-12-28 17:20  

#6  All the other pictures are food items.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-12-28 16:55  

#5  Kegogi?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-12-28 14:47  

#4   What were the dishes of dog?
Posted by: 3dc   2020-12-28 14:23  

#3  Even more could have perished. Luckily it was shuttered due to COVID.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-12-28 05:53  

#2  That day
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-12-28 05:06  

#1  The pics of this one are spectacular -- brilliant color to the frescoes on the counter.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-12-28 01:03  

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