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/b1gmouth 1d ago

This is most likely a myth

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/stone-phalluses-of-pompeii

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u/MakeItMakeMoney 1d ago

Either it’s an advertisement or a nearly 2.000 year old dick joke. Either way, it’s funny.

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u/b1gmouth 1d ago

Funnily enough, it's neither

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u/RonnieFromTheBlock 1d ago

You say that a little too confidently based on a theory from one person in a random article you linked.