Dolium
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A dolium is a large earthenware vase or vessel used in ancient Roman times for the fermentation of alcoholic beverages, as well as storage or transportation of goods. They are similar to kvevri, large
Dolia at Ostia Antica
Dolia, earthenware storage jars for grain and other agricultural products embedded in the ground at the Oppidum d'Ensérune, France
Storing-rooms with jars, Caseggiato dei dolii (Ostia Antica), Italy
Pompeii
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Pompeii was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under 4 to 6 m o
View of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
The Forum of Pompeii with the entrances to the Basilica (left) and Macellum (right), the Temple of Jupiter (front) and Mount Vesuvius in the distance
Greek Doric Temple (6th century BC) in Triangular Forum
Etruscan Temple of Apollo