I was listening to the news this morning and this quirky thought came into my head. I'm sure there's many of those in there.
Anyway. Is there a resource that has collected "news items" from antiquity? You know, a compendium of advertisements for the long ago past.
Something like, "Rufus and Tenium have just opened a fruit shop in the lower quarter of the city. Items such as fresh figs, tomatoes and leeks from the Orient now available."
mm.