KM 932
Marble inscription in Latin (74 x 48 cm)
Late 1st-2nd century
Pozzuoli, Italy (found in 1894)
This funerary inscription mentions a taberna (food shop) located on the grave plot. Tabernae, which sold cheap foodstuffs and provided a modest income to their proprietors, were more usually part of residential complexes. This tomb plot, functioning as a place to mourn, pray, celebrate and eat, illustrates the integral role of food in both life and death in the ancient world.