Excavations Shed Light on the Everyday Life of Pompeii's Middle Class

A small accent table found in a Pompeii bedroom Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii

http://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-discovery-of-furnishings-from-the-house-of-the-lararium-in-regio-v-a-snapshot-of-middle-class-pompeii/

Pompeii keyword, sorted, from a file here built in May:

Roman Pompeiian genome sequenced [05/27/2022]
What are the newest discoveries at Pompeii? [05/11/2022]
Why Was Erotic Art So Popular in Ancient Pompeii? [04/28/2022]
Archaeologists Created a VR Rendering of an Ancient Pompeian Home That You Can Walk Through [03/25/2022]
The mystery of the Elder Pliny’s skull [12/05/2021]
Archaeologists find victim of Vesuvius eruption on Herculaneum beach [12/05/2021]
Roman Priest’s Exceptionally Well-Preserved Remains Found in Pompeii [11/14/2021]
Slave room discovered at Pompeii in 'rare' find [11/07/2021]
Pompeii: ancient remains are helping scientists learn what happens to a body caught in a volcanic eruption [03/30/2021]
Ancient ceremonial chariot unearthed in Pompeii [02/27/2021]
Pompeii's most amazing fresco returns to its former glory! Scientists use lasers to remove stains on stunning 2,000-year-old painting of a hunting scene in the garden of the House of the Ceii [02/25/2
What's On The Menu In Ancient Pompeii? Duck, Goat, Snail, Researchers Say [12/29/2020]
Ancient snack stall uncovered in Pompeii, revealing bright frescoes and traces of 2,000-year-old street food [12/26/2020]
Pompeii excavation unearths well-preserved bodies of wealthy man and slave [11/21/2020]
Mystery surrounds 'little Mummy' in Pompeii [06/06/2020]
The Art of Pompeii to the music of Neruda and Haydn [05/08/2020]
The Art of Pompeii’s Temple of Isis [05/06/2020]
The mosaics and sculptures from the House of the Faun in Pompeii to the music of Michael Levy [05/02/2020]
The Watercolors of Pompeii by Luigi Bazzani (1836-1927), to the music of Vaughan Williams [05/01/2020]
The House of the Vettii in Pompeii, to Michael Levy's "Temple of Venus" composition for lyre [04/28/2020]
Art from the House of Mysteries in Pompeii [04/25/2020]
Take a Virtual Tour of Two Recently Excavated Homes in Pompeii [04/14/2020]
Mount Vesuvius eruption melted victim's brain to glass [01/23/2020]
Mysterious scrolls linked to Julius Caesar could be read for first time ever [10/04/2019]
Pompeii archaeologists uncover 'sorcerer's treasure trove' [08/12/2019]
Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years [04/01/2019]
Mount Vesuvius Didn't Kill Everyone in Pompeii. Where Did the Survivors Go? [03/01/2019]
Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii [02/15/2019]
'Erotic' fresco of Leda and the Swan unearthed at Pompeii [11/27/2018]
Mary Beard: It doesn't really matter if tourists damage Pompeii [10/27/2018]
5 skeletons found at Pompeii [too late to dial IX-I-I] [10/27/2018]
Pompeii: Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought [10/17/2018]
Painted tomb discovered in Cumae (Italy): A banquet frozen in time [09/30/2018]
A tour of parts of the ancient Roman City of Herculaneum [07/30/2018]
Dramatic volcano death: Huge flying stone crushed man in Pompeii, archaeologists discover [06/01/2018]
'Alley of balconies' uncovered at Pompeii in rare find [05/29/2018]
Pompeii: New find shows man crushed trying to flee eruption [05/29/2018]
Ancient Remains of Horse Discovered at Pompeii [05/15/2018]
Extraordinary Pompeii discovery: Racehorse remains found among ancient city's ruins [05/14/2018]
Coins from destruction of Second Temple found in time for Passover [04/03/2018]
New Pompeii excavations a revelation 270 years after discovery of first ruins [03/26/2018]
Archaeologists Virtually Recreate House of Caecilius Iucundus in Pompeii [10/09/2017]
Today is the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii in A.D. 79. [08/24/2017]
X-Ray Reveals Ancient Roman Portrait Covered in Mt. Vesuvius Ash [08/22/2017]
Old Photos: American Soldiers Observing Eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1944 [04/14/2017]
Three D animated reconstruction of Pompei [10/11/2016]
Virginia man hospitalized day after Trump Tower escapade [08/11/2016]
Skeletons and Gold Coins Found in Pompeii Shop [06/24/2016]
Huge Roman Villa Found Under Amalfi Church Set To Open [05/21/2016]
How Ancient Rome's 1% Hijacked the Beach [04/08/2016]
Excavations at Idalion, Cyprus: Crossing Cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean [April 6, 2016] [04/01/2016]
Ancient Non-Stick Pan Factory Found in Italy [03/31/2016]
How Pompeii brought ancient Roman wine back to life [02/27/2016]
Watch the Destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius, Re-Created with Computer Animation (79 AD) [02/03/2016]
'A bronze age Pompeii': archaeologists hail discovery of Peterborough site [01/13/2016]
A 2,000-year-old ancient Roman laundromat open to public for first time [01/05/2016]
Scans show Pompeii victims 'in good health' [other than being dead] [09/30/2015]
Archaeologists discover a Pre-Roman era tomb in perfect condition at Pompeii [09/22/2015]
[from January 3, 2014] Giraffe Was on Menu in Pompeii Restaurants [07/02/2015]
The Fall and Rise and Fall of Pompeii [07/01/2015]
...Bizarre new pyramid ... opens in Pompeii to house volcano exhibition [05/26/2015]
Pictured: The 2,000-year-old gladiator's helmet discovered in Pompeii's ruins [03/15/2015]
X-ray technique 'reads' burnt Vesuvius scroll [01/20/2015]
Mould for minting Roman coins found in Talkad [India] [05/30/2014]
Buried city of Pompeii unveils three new houses [well, not new...] [04/20/2014]
Thieves pry off ancient fresco from Pompeii walls [03/19/2014]
Pompeii-like volcanic ash kept dinosaur remains fresh [02/04/2014]
Diets of the middle and lower class in Pompeii revealed [01/05/2014]
Italian mafia boss ‘fed alive to pigs’--- Police believe Francesco Raccosta was kidnapped...... [12/29/2013]
Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum [12/21/2013]
Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum [12/20/2013]
Getty Villa Examines Life and Legacy of Roman Emperor Tiberius [10/19/2013]
Construction Magnate Donates Millions To Restore Pompeii As UNESCO Criticises Italian Government [07/12/2013]
Herculaneum Panoramas [05/10/2013]
The Unsolved Mystery of the Tunnels at Baiae [10/04/2012]
Italian 'Super Volcano' May Threaten Millions: Scientists plan to drill deep below Romans'... [08/06/2012]
"Come Back To Sorrento" [06/12/2012]
Pillar at Pompei villa collapses [12/24/2011]
Mount Vesuvius [ erupted and buried Pompeii et al, August 24-25, A.D. 79 ] [08/27/2011]
Pompeii ruin collapses amid claims site mismanaged (House of the Gladiators) [11/11/2010]
Pompeii's House of Gladiators collapses [11/07/2010]
Pompeii's Mystery Horse Is a Donkey [11/03/2010]
Archaeologists find 'mini-Pompeii' [ Norway, 3500 BC ] [10/04/2010]
Walk the Streets of Roman Pompeii On Google Maps/Earth [08/25/2010]
Reading the Writing on Pompeii’s Walls [08/01/2010]
The Destruction of Pompeii—God’s Revenge? [06/24/2010]
Lethal Thermal Impact at Periphery of Pyroclastic Surges: Evidences at Pompeii [06/18/2010]
South Indians in Roman Egypt? [04/07/2010]
Pompeii snack bar re-opens...nearly 2000 years after it was destroyed by eruption of Mt Vesuvius [03/20/2010]
More evidence unearthed at ancient port of Muziris [03/19/2010]
Ancient city of Pompeii added to Google Street View [12/04/2009]
UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii [latrines] [11/25/2009]
Roman Statues Found in Blue Grotto Cave [09/28/2009]
Digging deeper: Archaeologists race to show Pompeii daily life [07/16/2009]
UK to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius [Kentucky prof has non-invasive scanning technique [05/24/2009]
Digital images reveal the secrets of Roman painting [04/10/2009]
ISIS Examines Origins Of Pompeii-Style Artifacts [02/25/2009]
Pompeii Family's Final Hours Reconstructed [12/15/2008]
Pontiff Puts World in Mary's Hands [Catholic Caucus] [10/20/2008]
Pope: in Pompeii to entrust the synod and missionaries to the Virgin Mary [Catholic] [10/19/2008]
Prehistoric Disaster: An Alpine Pompeii from the Stone Age [10/11/2008]
Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption [ garum / liquamen] [09/30/2008]
Beyond Pompeii: Places swallowed by Vesuvius [09/02/2008]
In search of Western civilisation's lost classics (Herculaneum) [08/19/2008]
In search of Western civilisation's lost classics [08/11/2008]
Ancient tannery in Pompeii to undergo restoration this year [01/22/2008]
In pictures: Ancient Roman paintings [12/21/2007]
Ancient Romans Preferred Fast Food [06/19/2007]
Archaeologists Unearth Roman Era Artefacts In Kerala (India) [03/25/2007]
Ground Rises Near Ancient Italian Volcano [02/25/2007]
"Korean Pompeii" Discovered on Jeju Island [02/04/2007]
First Pompeii Uncovered (3rd Century BC) [02/04/2007]
'India's Pompeii' uncovered [12/11/2006]
Ancient Indian port linked to Roman Empire faces extinction(India) [08/22/2006]
Search For India's Ancient City (Muziris - Roman) [06/11/2006]
Fossil "Pompeii" of Prehistoric Animals Named U.S. Landmark [05/16/2006]
Italians Dig Deep to Reveal Forgotten Roman City [04/22/2006]
Brooklyn College Anthropologist Identifies New Prehistoric Monkey [03/30/2006]
Think Pompeii Got Hit Hard? Worse Eruptions Lurk [03/07/2006]
Villa Buried By Pompeii Eruption Is Unearthed [11/21/2005]
Oldest noodles unearthed in China [10/12/2005]
Archaeologists Unveil Pompeii Treasure [07/18/2005]
Archaeologists offer tastes of Pompeii [05/26/2005]
Pompei Discovery For Swedish Archaeologists [04/17/2005]
Pompeii's Burial Not Its First Disaster [12/02/2004]
Pompeii Pottery May Rewrite History [11/08/2004]
The Pacific's Pompeii [09/11/2004]
Early volcano victims discovered [09/03/2004]
Etruscan Engineering and Agricultural Achievements: The Ancient City of Spina [08/17/2004]
Move Over, Pompeii [08/10/2004]
Alaska Volcano West of Anchorage Stirs After 12-Year Slumber [07/28/2004]
Latin Course Stage 6 (Pompeii Slave Girl) [07/18/2004]
Pompeii Find Shows Secrets Of The Samnites [07/04/2004]
Viking 'Town' Is Ireland's Equivalent Of Pompeii [06/13/2004]
Archaeoligists: Iraqi Dam Threatens City [02/05/2003]
Clues to Roman Illnesses in 2,000-Year-Old Cheese [10/10/2002]
Herculean task for modern scholars - More on the Discovered Roman Literature being unearthed. [04/05/2002]
'Bronze Age Pompeii' Found In Italy [12/06/2001]
[Note: This thread is from November 14, 2001]Ancient unisex bathhouse dressing room, decorated with [11/16/2001]

Three additions subsequent to the May list:

Excavations Shed Light on the Everyday Life of Pompeii's Middle Class [08/11/2022]
Reading the Herculaneum Papyri: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow [1:53:32] [06/10/2022]
"Cheese", the bactterial weapon of the ages. [10/21/2002]

I'd just thought, 'why not add the Roman Empire keyword links?' Seven pages, or rather six-plus, 250 per page, that's one reason. But you know how I get...

"Roman Empire" keyword topics, since April, sorted:

Excavations Shed Light on the Everyday Life of Pompeii's Middle Class [08/11/2022]
Why early Romans used lopsided dice [08/05/2022]
Floors in ancient Greek luxury villa were laid with recycled glass [08/02/2022]
Illegal dig reveals rare ancient mass grave in Turkey [08/02/2022]
Roman Coin Depicting Zodiac Symbol Discovered off Israel's Coast: The rare bronze coin was minted during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius [08/01/2022]
Prehistoric roots of 'cold sore' virus traced through ancient herpes DNA [08/01/2022]
Mystery of Noah's Ark Solved!...The shape of the ark has been a puzzle for millennia. Until now. [08/01/2022]
VIDEO: Steve Bannon References "The Fall Of The Roman Empire" [07/29/2022]
Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Roman Empire [07/23/2022]
Romans may have destroyed Moray metal-working site [07/22/2022]
The ancient golden treasure rewriting Danish history [07/19/2022]
Climate change in antiquity: mass emigration due to water scarcity [07/18/2022]
Getting the News in Ancient Rome [07/16/2022]
Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field [07/13/2022]
Turkey Celebrates the Barbaric Conquest of Constantinople, Seeks to 'Bury' the 'Current Byzantines' [07/12/2022]
Jars Retrieved From The Ocean Reveal The Secrets of Ancient Roman Wine [07/05/2022]
Ancient Lybian Ruins In Windsor Full Of Geoplymer Marble, Granite And Limestone [07/04/2022]
British Prime Minister Wants to Recreate The Roman Empire [07/04/2022]
In Israeli Desert, Archaeologists Find One of the Oldest Known Mosques [07/03/2022]
What History Says About Whether The United States Will Fall Like the Roman Empire [07/02/2022]
Hagia Sophia's Marble Floors Suffer 'Tremendous Damage' from Cleaning Mishap [07/01/2022]
The Extinct Dog Breeds of Ancient Rome [06/28/2022]
Indian Ocean's Oldest Shipwreck Set for Excavation [06/26/2022]
Archaeologists find ancient city from Hellenistic Period [06/21/2022]
Rare gold coin found in Hungary shows assassinated Roman emperor [06/21/2022]
Harry Martindale and the Roman Ghosts [York / Eboracum] [06/20/2022]
Discovery of Anglo Saxon burials of national significance [06/19/2022]
Reading the Herculaneum Papyri: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow [1:53:32] [06/10/2022]
First Roman military amphitheater in Southern Levant revealed at excavations near Megiddo [06/06/2022]
2,100-year-old burial of woman lying on bronze 'mermaid bed' unearthed in Greece [06/04/2022]
Fifth-century graves in East Bohemia shed light on dark era of European history [06/02/2022]
Someone put a Hole in this Coin - now it's worth Millions (the EID MAR aureus) [06/02/2022]
Volunteer delighted to uncover very rude Ancient Roman graffiti at Vindolanda [06/01/2022]
Colchester's Roman past unearthed in hospital excavation [06/01/2022]
Over 100 ancient settlements discovered north of Hadrian's Wall [06/01/2022]
Roman Pompeiian genome sequenced [05/27/2022]
The Battle For Europe After The Fall Of Ancient Rome [05/24/2022]
Incredible Colorful Ceiling Frescoes Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Temple [05/23/2022]
An Ancient Roman Cult's Rituals Included Feasting, Fire, and Floor Cleaning (By Mithra!) [05/13/2022]
What are the newest discoveries at Pompeii? [05/11/2022]
The Roman Toilet That Became a Papal Throne [05/10/2022]
The Mysterious History of Cinnamon [05/09/2022]
How the black rat colonized Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods [05/07/2022]
Amateur Archaeologist Stumbles Onto Trove of Coins Dated to Constantine the Great's Reign [05/06/2022]
An Ancient Roman Bust, Bought for $34.99, Heads from Goodwill to a Texas Museum [05/05/2022]
Ancient temple dedicated to Zeus uncovered in Northern Sinai [05/01/2022]
Cologne connects underground jewels of Roman palace, Jewish quarter [Germany] [05/01/2022]
1,500-year-old shoe resembling Roman sandal found in Norwegian alpine pass [05/01/2022]
"Particularly rare" 2,200-year-old shipwreck looted and damaged off French coast [04/30/2022]
Why Was Erotic Art So Popular in Ancient Pompeii? [04/28/2022]
Excavations Reveal Huge Underground City in Turkey's Mardin (2nd/3rd Century Christian Hiding Place) [04/25/2022]
The surprising landscape of Indian Jewish food [04/24/2022]
How did the Romans Capture Animals for the Colosseum? [04/21/2022]
Spare us the Bogus Holy Land History [04/20/2022]
Archaeology: Jesus Crucifixion Story Backed by Key Evidence in Ancient Tomb [04/17/2022]
Were the Romans close to an Industrial Revolution? [Parts 1 & 2] [04/17/2022]
Were the Roman Aqueducts used as Water Slides? [04/14/2022]
Analysis of Roman coins uncovers evidence of financial crisis [04/09/2022]
Officials Recover Thousands of Cultural Goods in Crackdown, Including Roman Gold Coins [04/06/2022]
Historic England launch new aerial photo archive with images of Roman camps and WW2 defences still visible in Yorkshire [04/05/2022]
Excavation unearths a 1,500-year-old mystery at a Roman site in rural Britain [04/05/2022]
Roman 'hole in the wall': World's oldest cash machine found in UK [04/05/2022]
Bedfordshire A428 dig: Evidence of Roman beer production found [04/05/2022]
Reconstructed Face Shows A Medieval Wanderer Found Buried In A Toilet [04/05/2022]
(previous list) How many Roman legionaries survived to retirement? [04/05/2022]
First pregnant Egyptian mummy surprises researchers [04/30/2021]
Mural reveals ancient connection to Uzbekistan [7th century Korean envoys?] [11/27/2009]
Ancient boat shows Jewish maritime life. [01/24/2007]
Tamil-Brahmi inscription on pottery found in Thailand [07/17/2006]
"Cheese", the bactterial weapon of the ages. [10/21/2002]

If only they dealt seriously with climate change back then, Pompeii would still be here today...

They also unearthed a courtyard filled with ornate decorations, which contrasted the humbler appearance of the newly excavated rooms.

Their courtyard would have been where they received and entertained guests. So it would have been more decorated.

Two thousand years and people remain people.

If you want to get out, you’ve got to flee and shout, Pompeii.

The larger, finer homes had a sort of office / conference room right off the atrium, where business deals were negotiated and contracted. These were separated (visually, rather than sonically) from adjacent rooms by wood screens, some of which have survived in Herculaneum. Typically the meeting's host held the cards, the visitor was the supplicant.

I spent one day at Pompeii...it was on a searingly hot and sunny July day. On that day I got the worst sunburn I've ever had.

I'd love to return on a cool...and cloudy...March or November day. Several days in fact.And I'd like to visit Herculaneum as well.

24 August 79 A.D.
Started like any other day...

“A Day in Pompeii - Full-length animation”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc

Pompeii was a wealthy resort town so I imagine the middle class lived pretty well.

bump

I was curious about their use of that term, but it makes sense, during the imperial period, there was previously little known upward mobility, and skills weren’t confined to household slaves.

It might be nice to convert one of the excavated homes that has little of interest inside to a B & B.

If I recall, weren’t you planning a trip to Pompeii last year, or the year before? If so, how did it go?

I thought my time machine project would have come to fruition by now.

Kinda reminds me of my 1950s colonial in Arlington, VA — we’re good, have amenities, are plenty comfortable... just don’t have all the popout crap the neighbors have put in or the larger lots not far from us.

When the Chicoms nuke the Pentagon, which is half-mile from here, we’re all equally dead, with or without stainless steel kitchen or inset lighting over the bar in the mancave.