{Illustration: ELABORATE THERMOSPODIUM
A heater for the service of hot foods and drinks in the dining room.
Hot drinks were mixed and foods were served from apparatus of this
kind. The fuel was charcoal. There were public places, specializing in
hot drinks, called Thermopolia. This specimen was found at Stabiæ, one
of the ill-fated towns destroyed by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Ntl.
Mus., Naples, 72986; Field M., 24307.}
{Illustration: SERVICE PAN
Round, with decorated handle. This and the pan with the Hercules head
on handle used in connection with the plain Thermospodium to serve hot
foods in the dining room. Hildesheim Treas.}