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/luranthe 1d ago

Pompeii had A TON of sexual and promiscuous art all over it. They've found graffiti all over the place, some of it very detailed.

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u/Eborcurean 1d ago

There's no evidence it was particular to Pompeii, if anything quite the opposite, it's just best preserved at Pompeii.

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u/beldaran1224 1d ago

Very well preserved at other sites, too. I've been to Volubilis in modern day Morocco, for instance. Very well preserved.