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{{Information |description={{en|1=A fresco depicting a precursor of pizza in the ruins of Pompeii. It dates back approximately 2,000 years. The fresco was found in 2023 in excavations in the Regio IX area of Pompeii. Incidentally Pompeii is located close to Naples, commonly considered the birthplace of pizza. The fresco is on a wall of a hallway of a home that has a bakery in its annexe. The fresco also depicts a goblet of wine and various fruits, that include a pomegranate and a likely date....
This handout photo taken and released on 25 June by Parco Archeologico di Pompei (Archaeological Park of Pompeii), shows a 2,000-year-old Pompeian painting, a still life, found by the new Regio IX excavations, depicted on the wall of an ancient Pompeian house that could be a distant ancestor of modern pizza. Archaeologists at Pompeii said on June 27 they had discovered on an ancient fresco the precursor to the modern-day pizza -- but without the cheese and tomatoes. The fresco is believed to refer to the"hospitable gifts"offered to guests, following a Greek tradition predating the Romans. (Photo by Handout / Parco Archeologico di Pompei press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT"AFP PHOTO / PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DI POMPEI"- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Parco Archeologico di Pompei pre/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pompeii
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00:00, 25 June 2023
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