Pompeii Bread

Panis Quadratus (Siligineus) recreation by Farrell Monaco. Photo by Farrell Monaco

Farrell Monaco in the Kitchen. Photo by Gina Salerno Somma.

Farrell Monaco in Roman Garb at Caupona. Photo by Nello Petrucci.

Bread Sale Fresco from the House of Julia Felix at Pompeii (National Archaeology Museum Naples). Photo from WIKIMEDIA COMMONSPUBLIC DOMAIN

Panis Siligineus or Panis Quadratus Fresco (National Archaeology Museum Naples). Photo by CARLO RASOFLICKRPUBLIC DOMAIN

Carbonized Panis Siligineus (Quadratus). Photo by Farrell Monaco courtesy of Antiquarium of Boscoreale.

Carbonised loaf of bread AD 79 Roman Herculaneum.© Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei

Panis Siligineus or Panis Quadratus Fresco (National Archaeology Museum Naples). Photo by Farrell Monaco.JPG

Carbonized common wheat grains (triticum aestivum) also known as bread wheat. Photo by Farrell Monaco courtesy of Antiquarium of Boscoreale.

View of Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii Street. Photo by Farrell Monaco.

Portico of The Palaestra at the Stabian Baths (Pompeii). Photo by Farrell Monaco.

Farrell Monaco on site at Pompeii. Photo by Maureen Doyle

Garum Amphora with Residual Fish Bones in Base. Photo by Farrell Monaco courtesy of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale.

Farrell Monaco and her resident canine companion Enzo on a morning walk through Pompeii. Photo by Farrell Monaco (3)

Rotary Grain Mills at the Bakery of Popidius Priscus (Pompeii). Photo by Farrell Monaco. These were powered by slaves or donkeys.JPG

Farrell Monaco Studying a Bread Oven at Pompeii. Photo by Maureen Doyle.