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Three almost identical buildings situated on the southern side of the Forum were the seat of the town’s municipal offices. The most important of these were the office of the Duumviri, the highest authority in the town, the office of the Aediles, who were responsible for public work and maintenance of town building, the Council of Decurions, who acted as town councillors, and the municipal archives. While archaeologists are certain of the general function of the complex, opinion is divided on the actual use of the individual building. The first on the right, in the corner where the Basilica stands, was probably the Curia, seat of the Ordo Decurionum or town council. T ... continue

(Apic. ) Ingredients:

• 1 fresh chicken (approx. 1-1.5 kg)
• 300 g minced meat (half beef, half pork)
• 100 g groats (of oat)
• 2 eggs
• 250 ml white wine
• 1 tblsp oil
• 1 tblsp privet
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp green peppercorns
• 50 g stone-pine kernels
• Liquamen or salt to taste

Instructions:
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Mesh ground pepper, privet, ginger, minced meat and cooked groats. Add eggs and mix until you have a smooth mass. Season with Liquamen, add oi ... continue

Love was a common topic of conversation in Pompeii. Feelings, passions, poetic love, sex, homosexuality, prostitution and so forth were all part of daily life and not a source of prejudice. The concept of “obscenity” seems to have been unknown. Love and sex were considered earthly practices of a man’s life that were encouraged by the benevolence of Venus. The thousands of examples of graffiti found on the town’s walls are unequivocal proof of what the people of Pompeii thought about love and sex.