Discovering commercial hospitality in ancient Rome

O'Gorman, Kevin D. (2007) Discovering commercial hospitality in ancient Rome. Hospitality Review, 9 (2). pp. 44-52. ISSN 1464-9101

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Abstract

Commercial hospitality in Ancient Rome, argues Kevin O'Gorman, was complex and sophisticated. He is concerned that over-reliance on the surviving texts can lead to confusion: it is important to examine physical historical sites, like Pompeii, to get a sense of how these establishments worked, and to investigate them within a context of what we know about hospitality throughout history.