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If you'd like to read some more (very amusing) Pompeii graffiti examples there's some more here. The original page is slightly broken now. https://web.archive.

If you'd like to read some more (very amusing) Pompeii graffiti examples there's some more here. The original page is slightly broken now. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124060939/http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20171124060939/http://www.pompei...

cultus 7y ago
It's fascinating that aside from being Latin, most of that ancient graffiti could have just as easily been scribbled on a modern toilet stall. Dick jokes are fundamental to what it means to be human.
- 0x8BADF00D 7y ago
  In the case of the brothel, it was their version of Backpage (with reviews and everything!)
- pjmlp 7y ago
  I also found fascinating reading Herodotus book, we really haven't changed much in that regard.
clSTophEjUdRanu 7y ago
I like the graffiti complaining about graffiti.
badrabbit 7y ago
> "Defecator, may everything turn out okay so that you can leave this place" I guess they had shit-bandits back then too.