Jul 15, 2016 · It’s time to make a detour to a popina — the ancient Roman equivalent of the modern snack shop or bar! For many Romans, whose cramped tenement apartments did not …

Imperial Oversight of Roman Nightlife. During ancient Roman times, the city’s nightlife was quite different from what we know today. For the majority of Romans, the day began at dawn and …

The popina (pl.: popinae) was an ancient Roman wine bar, where a limited menu of simple foods (olives, bread, stews) and selection of wines of varying quality were available.

Apr 6, 2023 · In ancient Rome, there were plenty of places to get a drink. There were bars, taverns, and inns where people could buy wine or beer. In some places, there were even …

Jun 30, 2022 · Ryan’s oth­er videos offer quick his­to­ries on the beer and wine selec­tions you might find in Rome and in the larg­er empire. Although the upper class­es looked down their Roman …

Jan 9, 2023 · Countless tabernae or bars existed within the walls of the city of Rome itself, and this much is clear from the evidence. There is a small stretch of a well-preserved old Roman …

Aug 19, 2021 · Bars were one of the hallmarks of Roman cities. In Ostia and Pompeii, as the archaeological data attest, they were numerous and were found in places of intense …

Street-side enterprises providing food and drink offered a hallmark of Roman urbanism, and were described by any number of terms. Repeated endeavors to tease out distinctions among the …

Aug 22, 2024 · In ancient Rome, the dining habits of its citizens varied significantly based on social class. While the wealthy dined luxuriously at home, the poor often lacked basic cooking …

Jun 9, 2019 · As strange as it may seem, the Romans had bars and restaurants not unlike those we have today. They were called many names in antiquity, though today such an …