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title: A Pompeii Bakery
author: Penn State Libraries Pictures Collection
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/955/a-pompeii-bakery/
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# A Pompeii Bakery
_Authored by Penn State Libraries Pictures Collection_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/955.jpg)
## Image Caption
A view of the millstones and oven of a bakery (Pistrinium) in the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) town of [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. The millstones have square sockets in which wooden beams would have been placed and harnessed to mules in order to turn the stones and so grind the grain for flour. Grain was poured into the top of the funnel shaped top stone which rotated around the fixed lower stone. The flour was collected at the base on lead sheets. The arched brick oven had a capacity for 80 loaves of bread.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Collection, P. S. L. P. (2012, November 13). A Pompeii Bakery. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Collection, Penn State Libraries Pictures. "A Pompeii Bakery." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 13, 2012. .
### MLA
Collection, Penn State Libraries Pictures. "A Pompeii Bakery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Nov 2012, .
## License & Copyright
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