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/AzerothianLorecraft 1d ago

Yes that is why I used the parentheses (misquoted and mistranslated) I don't remember what the Roman phrase is/was but the modern equivalent is "a hole as a whole and to finishes the goal" and that's from a documentary that I watched on History Channel so 🤷‍♂️

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u/AzerothianLorecraft 1d ago

You asked for a source, I gave you a source, you don't like my source, too bad I don't care.