The Forum

The temple of Jupiter is at the top

The weights and measures are located by the Temple of Apollo

Weights and measures ensured that all forms of trade were fair

The Macellum sold live fish

Sacrificed were made in the forum on a portable alter so that the gods could see at all times A priest would cover himself with a white toga and recite a prayer and a man would play the double pipes The animal would be brought by a slave and then sacrificed

The granary was above the temple of apollo and to the left of the temp of Jupiter, it kept the grain dry and protected it from rodents like rats

The Eumachia ensured that all of the cloth traders in Pompeii stuck together so nobody could be closed down by a single seller with cheap goods

The Euchmaicia was a GUILDHALL for cloth traders

Prices were always set in Pompeii and no form of haggalying EVER took place

People hired pitches on market place to sell items

The town council had nothing to do with trade in Pompeii

The council ensured that trader ; paid taxes, the usage of the weights and measures, distributed pitches to traders and controlled market dates

Guilds: set a min price for traders and ensured they all made a decent living