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The Last Loaves in Pompeii Were Still in the Oven

Inside the bakeries that once fed Pompeii

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Joseph Pickett
Mar 18, 2026
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Carbonized loaves of bread discovered in Pompeii, preserved when Mount Vesuvius buried the city in 79 AD.

Walking the cobblestone streets of Pompeii today, it might be hard to imagine the smell of fre…

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