Pompeii's market was likely one of the busiest parts of town.
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Outside of the market walls, stalls would have been selling figs, grapes, chestnuts, bread, cakes, and more.
Above, a wooden gallery with rooms provided housing for the staff.
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Visitors would enter the market through a grand hallway, featuring a statue of the Emperor and walls adorned with frescos of fruit and flowers.
At the center of the courtyard were the fish and meat stalls.
The stone circle with a roof was where the fish was prepared, and the long stone ledge where it was sold.
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Fun fact : across the street, there is a stone table with different-sized holes.
Shoppers used it to double-check that they had been sold the correct quantities!
