Economy

Role of forum

The fullery of Stephanus was a private house in pompeii which was turned into a bleaching and dying establishment
Biggest fullery was the building of Eumachia
Tanks basins and troughs were used for this process with public areas in which people could donate their urine to the process
Washing and dyeing of wool and manufacture of cloth was one of the most important industries
Eighteen fullonicae scattered throughout Pompeii, four were large
Identified by a number of interconnected basins/tanks with built-in steps for washing and rinsing.
Urine by Camels (although human urine was easier to come by and therefore used more often) incorporated in the mixture to clean clothes when washing.
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Pompeians produced ten different types of bread, but poor flour quality meant the bread was very hard and aged quickly
Mills were common in Pompeii; milled the grain into flour

Fish sauce - main condiment of Roman cuisine
Due to the foul smell of the manufacturing process, it is believed to have been made outside of the city walls

Remains of shops recognised along main commercial thoroughfare in Pompeii → ran from forum to Sarnian gate.
Prime location for painted political signs (link to politics)
200 public eating and drinking places
Manufacturing industries: Workshops of carpenters, plumbers, wheelwrights, tanners, tinkers, ironmongers, goldsmiths and silversmiths, marble-workers, stonemasons, gem-cutters, and glass makers.
Influential to politics in some way (mostly through buildings)
Fast food snack bars (thermopolium) has a marble covered counter in which large dolia (earthware jars) for holding hot drinks and dishes were encased
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Moral values were set by men, so prostitution wasn’t stigmatised, so normal that sometimes taverns functioned as brothels.
Mostly indicated that prostitutes were from lower class families

Concluded from graffiti, election notices, trade signs and archaeological evidence, an extensive list of occupations may be concluded;