{"id":6575,"date":"2026-01-12T15:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/thermopolium-di-via-di-diana\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:00:47","slug":"thermopolium-di-via-di-diana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/thermopolium-di-via-di-diana\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermopolium di Via di Diana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The building, used as an inn with a wine bar, was installed in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0century AD inside a complex of the Hadrianic period (first half of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0century AD).<\/p>\n<p>It opened onto the street with three entrances, provided with seats and covered by balconies resting on brackets.<\/p>\n<p>The interior was divided into three rooms; the middle one had a bar counter (B), shelves and basins for washing dishes made of marble. The still life paintings above the shelves show the foods served in the bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5617\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bfbfbf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bfbfbf;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5617 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799-300x111.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799-1024x378.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799-768x284.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799-1536x568.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/892_48-2-img001799-1920x709.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"img-1799\" class=\"full-photo\"><span class=\"caption-photo\">Reconstruction sections of the Thermopolium<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the rooms, used as a kitchen (C), had a\u00a0<em>dolium<\/em>\u00a0(large terracotta container) set into the ground for keeping food cool.<\/p>\n<p>The courtyard behind (D), with a little fountain and masonry seating, allowed the patrons of the establishment to eat outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-article galleryid-6575 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Late frescoes in the entrance to the room with a wine bar' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800.webp' data-title='Late frescoes in the entrance to the room with a wine bar'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1397\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800.webp 1397w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800-210x300.webp 210w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800-715x1024.webp 715w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800-768x1099.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800-1073x1536.webp 1073w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/893_48-3-img001800-427x611.webp 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1397px) 100vw, 1397px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5620'>\n\t\t\tLate frescoes in the entrance to the room with a wine bar\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Reconstruction of the Complex of the Thermopolium (I. Gismondi)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798.webp' data-title='Reconstruction of the Complex of the Thermopolium (I. Gismondi)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1783\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798-300x267.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798-1024x913.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798-768x685.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798-1536x1369.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/891_48-1-img001798-1920x1712.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5622'>\n\t\t\tReconstruction of the Complex of the Thermopolium (I. Gismondi)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The building, used as an inn with a wine bar, was installed in the 3rd\u00a0century AD inside a complex of the Hadrianic period (first half of the 2nd\u00a0century AD). It opened onto the street with three entrances, provided with seats and covered by balconies resting on brackets. 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