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title: The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11294/the-bakery-of-popidius-priscus-in-pompeii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11294.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11294.jpg)

## Image Caption

Bread in [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) was produced daily in local bakeries. The Bakery (pistrinum) of Popidius Priscus contains four large millstones made from porous lava, traces of a stable, four storage rooms and a large oven which was used for baking the bread. This bakery had no adjoining shop, so the bread was probably sold on to other shops or to street vendors, called libani.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, September 29). The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11294/the-bakery-of-popidius-priscus-in-pompeii/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11294/the-bakery-of-popidius-priscus-in-pompeii/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Bakery of Popidius Priscus in Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11294/the-bakery-of-popidius-priscus-in-pompeii/>.

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