Being Roman with Mary Beard: A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine

Mary explores Pompeii's pub culture and discovers a bawdy story about two publicans with innuendo-laden names. Most urban Romans had neither the facilities nor the time to cook their own food, so meals were eaten and drinks drunk from bars. New discoveries at Pompeii reveal the complex stratification of the culture, from the most basic takeaways to dining rooms that mimicked the lifestyles of the rich and famous