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View submission: People who draw penises on everything, why?
Can’t remember the details but I’ve heard that a lot of the “graffiti” you see in ancient Roman cities are actually indicators for brothels.
Comment by Aben_Zin at 25/02/2022 at 10:37 UTC
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“Weep you girls. My penis has given you up. It now penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye wondrous femininity!” -Graffiti found in Pompeii
Comment by ThePowerOfStories at 25/02/2022 at 10:41 UTC
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It’s more that 19th century prudish archaeologists tried to rationalize it to themselves as “signage for brothels” and not just “dicks scrawled absolutely everywhere”.