Outside one of the most famous villa’s in Pompeii, archaeologists found a place where bored patrons waited. Screengrab from Pompeii - Parco Archeologico’s Facebook post Before Pompeii became known for ...

At the entrance of a famous villa in Pompeii, researchers have excavated an ancient “waiting bench” where clients sat anticipating a meeting with the master of the house. The discovery suggests that ...

For modern-day visitors to the archaeological park of Pompeii, the sight of long lines can be a source of annoyance. But to its aristocratic residents 2,000-years-ago, the presence of people waiting ...