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title: A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7229/a-loaf-of-bread-from-herculaneum/
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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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# A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7229.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7229.jpg)

## Image Caption

A loaf of bread from [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/). 79 CE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia) Carbonised in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Before the eruption, someone in [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) scratched onto a [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) a list of purchases and prices made over eight days. On the list, bread was bought every day and was the biggest expenditure over the week. Three varieties are listed: 'bread', 'coarse bread' and 'bread for the slave'.

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, September 12). A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7229/a-loaf-of-bread-from-herculaneum/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7229/a-loaf-of-bread-from-herculaneum/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7229/a-loaf-of-bread-from-herculaneum/>.

## License & Copyright

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