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The graffiti of Pompeii was downright raunchy, and absolutely hilarious (gizmodo.com)

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I like to see everything lowbrow in history.

Looking at literature and art throughout history with a highbrow view skews are view of the past and ignores what the general culture was like. As perverted as we are.

Examples:

“O walls, you have held up so much tedious graffiti that I am amazed that you have not already collapsed in ruin.”

“Apelles the chamberlain with Dexter, a slave of Caesar, ate here most agreeably and had a screw at the same time.”

“Restitutus says: ‘Restituta, take off your tunic, please, and show us your hairy privates.'”

“Two friends were here. While they were, they had bad service in every way from a guy named Epaphroditus. They threw him out and spent 105 and half sestertii most agreeably on whores.”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Incredible foresight. His mom did infact blow!