Food and dining in the Roman Empire and a pesto-like preparation, somewhat similar to pizza or focaccia. Maintaining a bread oven is labor-intensive and requires space, so apartment dwellers probably prepared their dough at home, then had it baked in a communal oven. Mills and commercial ovens, usually combined in a bakery complex, were considered so vital to the wellbeing of Rome that several religious festivals honored the deities who furthered these processes—and even the donkeys who toiled in the mills. Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, was seen as complementary to Ceres, the goddess of grain, and donkeys were garlanded and given a rest on the
The Goddess (1934 film) composed, unique piano score by Kevin Purrone, who also recorded the musical background. The University of Hong Kong Press repackaged the DVD film in 2005, combining it with a biography of Ruan Lingyu called "Ruan Lingyu: The Goddess of Shanghai". While the original film only used Chinese intertitles for the silent film, both 2003 and 2005 versions of the DVD have English intertitles available. "The Goddess" is frequently referenced and analysed alongside various films based on style, motifs, and/or themes. The notable Shanghai film "Street Angel" is regularly connected with "The Goddess" for its tone and material. The film is