Ancient Pompeii Fresco Depicts Possible Ancestor of Pizza, Not the Dish Itself

A 2,000-year-old fresco found in Pompeii shows a flatbread topped with fruit, not a pizza.
Classic pizza ingredients like tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese were not available when the fresco was painted.
The fresco was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, which was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
The flatbread depicted in the fresco was likely eaten as a platter for food or eaten with fruits and spices.
The fresco provides insight into the culinary history of the region, though the flatbread is not technically considered an early form of pizza.