Macellum & Restaurants | Life In The Roman Empire PT 6

Name: Macellum & Restaurants | Life In The Roman Empire PT 6
Uploaded: 2024-08-16
Duration: 21 min 50 s
Description: Romans went to great lengths to keep the empire supplied with edible food. A macellum was a building for storing and selling food (meat and bread) and wine, but it was much more than a marketplace. Meat was closely tied to cultic sacrifices. With Gentile believers coming from pagan backgrounds, this posed a unique problem.

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Romans went to great lengths to keep the empire supplied with edible food. A macellum was a building for storing and selling food (meat and bread) and wine, but it was much more than a marketplace. Meat was closely tied to cultic sacrifices. With Gentile believers coming from pagan backgrounds, this posed a unique problem.