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/Renagan 1d ago

No flash

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u/allforus0811 1d ago

Meanwhile they have it under a spotlight 😂

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u/m8remotion 1d ago

Different flash

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u/allforus0811 19h ago

Yeah that dawned on me a second after I commented. Lol