Via dell'Abbondanza
"Via dell'Abbondanza is probably the most important Roman road in Pompeii because it crosses the whole urban area: the western end of Via dell'Abbondanza joins "Via Stabiana" (Cardo Maximum) with "Piazza del Foro" (Forum square).
Via dell'Abbondanza" takes its name from a fountain that has a symbol "Concordia Augusta", the personification of abundance.
Via dell'Abbondanza is the main street in the city where most of the commercial activity was developed, in fact all along the street we can see evicence of the growth of lots of "tabernae" (small shops e.g. bakers, cobblers etc.) often connecting to the shop owner's house
Pistrinum: "Bakery" equipped with machines for wheat grinding
Fullonica: The "Fullonica" is a textile shop that still contains the various instruments that were used to tint and colour textiles and the tanks used for washing the fabrics.
Thermopolium: A type of bar that sold hot drinks.
Cauponium: A type of bar that sold wine and drinks.
Via dell'Abbondanza
Tabernae
On the shop facing we can still see the symbol showing the type of activity that took place there.
