Macellum

Interesting Market with Excellent Frescoe

These ruins are of the main fish and meat market of Pompeii. Located in the North East corner of the Forum, this was most likely a prime location and very busy. Today, one can see a central area def...

The market for fish and meat

This fish and meat market is located in the northeastern corner of the Forum. It is a huge courtyard with a very interesting facade. There are stubs of columns in the central open space, indicatin...

POMPEII MARKET

Marking this building, located in the northeast corner and fronting the forum are 3 Corinthian columns with a portion of the entablature atop the columns. This building was a commercial area for shopp...

An Ancient Marketplace

The Macellum was once a roof covered marketplace of which is now open to the elements following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. The area is easy to identify with counters including guttering, much l...

Il mercato dell’antica Pompei

Ampio spazio, costituito da un quadriportico in tufo, che era dedicato alla vendita di generi alimentari. Subito dopo l’ingresso, alla sinistra, sono visibili due belle pareti affrescate e le teche co...