"It was the Hellenism embodied by the Greek city Naples, Neopolis-that they craved," according to Pompeii: The Living City by Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence. In Neopolis, even the Roman dictator Sulla donned Greek garb. Eastern pleasures were predominate. To suggest a Pompeian chirashizushi, scattered sushi, would be a distortion of the region's Eastern influence. But distortions can be eloquent.