Nina Willburger5d ago

Campaigning in Roman times: For #FrescoFriday a painting from Pompeii that was long believed to show the sale of bread. It's thought now to be the free distribution of bread ahead of an election by a politician in a white toga.

Photo: MANN Inv. No. 9071

#archaeology #romanarchaeology

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@ninawillburger

I guess a toga is a little inconvenient when selling bread, but a must for a politician.

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