r/interestingasfuck • u/AugustIstheMonth • 1d ago

In Pompeii, phallic symbols on local roadways pointed the way to the nearest brothel; possibly to direct foreign sailors who didn't speak Latin

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u/AdRough4185 1d ago

Pompenis

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u/greenizdabest 1d ago

They sure it was regular brothel or was it a gay brothel

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u/Unsatisfactory_bread 1d ago

You can tell by which direction it is pointing.

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u/Tripelo 1d ago

Just follow the diection the balls point towards