A Day in the Market

I’d like us to begin with a little scene setting. So, I’m going to invite everyone who is comfortable to close their eyes. And I am transporting you to Rome, it’s approximately 60 AD.

You are a common person who has run into a bit of luck, you’ve got a couple extra pieces of silver that seem to be burning a hole in your pocket. And you’ve decided you are going to treat you and your family to a feast.

Now as a Pleb, as a relatively poor Roman, you eat almost exclusively cereals, wheat, barley, oats…and let’s be honest, they get a bit old, day after day, meal after meal.

But…