(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Roman & Medieval Fast Food & Tavern Games [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-05-05 Fast Food in History Americans did not, in fact, invent the fast food restaurant, although I think we’re entirely to blame for drive-ins and drive-throughs. But Romans were enjoying fast food more than 2,000 years ago. Walk through the remains of ancient Roman towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum or Ostia and you will encounter some form of food or drink outlet on virtually every street corner. They are easily recognisable from their distinctive masonry counters, which in fancier thermopolia (sing. thermopolium) might be decorated with frescoes. Embedded in the counters were earthenware jars (called dolia; sing. dolium) used to store drink or dried foods…. www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/... A quick, cheeky overview of Ancient Roman Fast Food [5:23] * 🔥 🔥 🔥 Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Thermopolia were the forerunners of, and comparable with, today's restaurants serving modern fast food. They ought to be likened to a cross between a hamburger fast food restaurant and a British pub or a Spanish tapas bar. Directly accessible from the street, each had a large counter with a receptacle in the middle from which a variety of food and drink was served to ordinary Romans. www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/... Max Miller goes into more detail about Ancient Roman Fast Food Restaurants If you aren’t interested in the recipe, skip to 3:48 for the history. [14:41] * 🔥 🔥 🔥 Gambling and betting were popular games in ancient Rome. Legislation heavily regulated gambling, however, these laws were likely not enforced. Tali, Terni lapilli, Duodecim Scripta, and Ludus Latrunculorum were all popular games in ancient Rome. They were similar to poker, tic-tac-toe, backgammon, and chess respectively. Nine men's morris may also have been a popular game in ancient Rome. en.wikipedia.org/... Games Romans Played [6:00] * 🔥 🔥 🔥 Only cities, bustling with trade and travellers, could support permanent cookshops. William Fitzstephen praised a cookshop in late 12th-century London. “There eatables are to be found every day, according to the season.” ✂️ To capture the most passing trade, cookshops needed to be close to the markets and shops. Medieval Bristol had a row of cookshops in the High Street. It began at the east end of the Church of All Saints and was known as Cook's Row. The cooks had their own guildhall there, beside the little lane now called All Saints Court. www.buildinghistory.org/... A charming look at Medieval English Cookshops [17:14] * 🔥 🔥 🔥 Inns appeared in England in the 12th and 13th centuries, only to become fairly common by the 15th century…. Inns quickly grew into the landmarks of the settlement they were in, and vital drivers of the economy. ✂️ Tavern life was as necessary to life in an English medieval village as bread. Taverns encouraged drinking as well as gaming in virtually all its portions, providing medieval card games, table-top entertainment, and medieval dice games to patrons that were both men and women. www.askgamblers.com/... Medieval Board Games [10:22] * Have a wonderful day! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/5/2235520/-IAN-Roman-amp-Medieval-Fast-Food-amp-Tavern-Games?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/