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I always love little bits of informal historical writings like graffiti
My favourite of that kind are the writings of Ofim, a novgorodian child from the 13th century who's drawings we found
Here he is drawing himself as a knight
those aren't his original drawings obviously
they're copies on papers to be legible
Wakraya
I like how he drew the body as the hollow space between the immensely long legs
Freshly imported french fan
Here's what it actually looked like
Honestly, he's got better art skills than I do
Some more drawings
MlleBelleplume
Now I'm imagining him doing a gamer webcomic in this style
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I think that gamer webcomic might look a little bit like this
MlleBelleplume
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GhastlyGhifin
Two 13th century children on a couch, what a cliche webcomic concept
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Btw, I'm reading the Wikipedia article on sexuality in the roman era, and the part about masturbation is amazing
" one of the few surviving fragments of Lucilius, Rome's earliest satirist, jokes about a personified penis (Mutto) whose girlfriend Laeva ("Lefty") wipes away his "tears". The Romans preferred the left hand for masturbation. A graffito from Pompeii reads "when my worries oppress my body, with my left hand I release my pent-up fluids"."
Wakraya
Also in the same vein
Pompeii Graffiti are amazing and proof that we've always been the same way.It's full of like "X was here" and "Hey dudes, I'm gay" and "I got laid here :)"
GhastlyGhifin
Humans gonna human
Wakraya
Also wasn't it on Pompeii that there's also like
Dick-shaped stones on the pavement
Pointing the way to where the whorehouse was
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I'm gonna post some Pompeii graffiti because they're all great
GhastlyGhifin
Like the Freedom Trail but with dicks
Wakraya
Yes please do
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(Bar/Brothel of Innulus and Papilio); 3932: Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!
(peristyle of the Tavern of Verecundus); 3951: Restitutus says: “Restituta, take off your tunic, please, and show us your hairy privates”.
(bar; left of the door); 8162: We two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus.
Wakraya
LITERALLY ANCIENT "SEND NUDES"
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(Bar of Athictus; right of the door); 8442: I screwed the barmaid
(gladiator barracks); 8767: Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.
(gladiator barracks); 8792: On April 19th, I made bread
(on the wall in the street); 8898: Theophilus, don’t perform oral sex on girls against the city wall like a dog
Fucking 1st century call-out post
pablo360able
MFF threesome, you say…
GhastlyGhifin
i love that one gladiator that really wanted to let people know he made bread
MlleBelleplume
The letter placement is intentional
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This next one is just fucking wholesome
(atrium of the House of Pinarius); 6842: If anyone does not believe in Venus, they should gaze at my girl friend
MlleBelleplume
Awwww!!!
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This next one is just someone that is very very bored
(House of Caesius Blandus; in the peristyle of the House of Mars and Venus on the Street of the Augustales); 1714: It took 640 paces to walk back and forth between here and there ten time
Also, another wholesome one
(House of Caprasius Primus); 3061: I don’t want to sell my husband, not for all the gold in the world
(Eumachia Building, via della Abbondanza); 2048: Secundus likes to screw boys.
(in the basilica); 1816: Epaphra, you are bald!
GhastlyGhifin
I wonder if his nickname was Sloppy Secundus
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(in the basilica); 1820: Chie, I hope your hemorrhoids rub together so much that they hurt worse than when they every have before!
Ydah The Seeke
Oh shit
Someone mad
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The next one goes out to all those that suffered because of love, pretty sure it's gonna be a big mood
(in the basilica); 1824: Let everyone one in love come and see. I want to break Venus’ ribs with clubs and cripple the goddess’ loins. If she can strike through my soft chest, then why can’t I smash her head with a club?
(in the basilica); 1826: Phileros is a eunuch!
MlleBelleplume
0.0;
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(in the basilica); 1864: Samius to Cornelius: go hang yourself!
Again, call-out post
(in the basilica); 1904: O walls, you have held up so much tedious graffiti that I am amazed that you have not already collapsed in ruin.
(Inn of the Muledrivers; left of the door); 4957: We have wet the bed, host. I confess we have done wrong. If you want to know why, there was no chamber pot
GhastlyGhifin
"Crapper's full, so we pissed the bed, sorry not sorry"
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(bar/inn joined to the maritime baths); 10675: Two friends were here. While they were, they had bad service in every way from a guy named Epaphroditus. They threw him out and spent 105 and half sestertii most agreeably on whores.
Herculaneum (on the exterior wall of a house); 10619: Apollinaris, the doctor of the emperor Titus, defecated well hereI also really like this one
(Bar of Prima); 8258, 8259: The story of Successus, Severus and Iris is played out on the walls of a bar: [Severus]: “Successus, a weaver, loves the innkeeper’s slave girl named Iris. She, however, does not love him. Still, he begs her to have pity on him. His rival wrote this. Goodbye.” [Answer by Successus]: “Envious one, why do you get in the way. Submit to a handsomer man and one who is being treated very wrongly and good looking.” [Answer by Severus]: “I have spoken. I have written all there is to say. You love Iris, but she does not love you.”
GhastlyGhifin
Oh damn
Wakraya
Ancient DRAMA
GhastlyGhifin
Also the Emperor's Doctor wanting to let people know exactly how satisfying a deuce he dropped
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Also, wise words(in the basilica); 1882: The one who buggers a fire burns his penis
Solarn
That one has a story behind it.Shame we will never know what it was.
GhastlyGhifin
Godspeed, flame
penis, you legend
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I'm pretty sure it's just a saying like "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes"
but I prefer to dream
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Also, here's a very awkward one
House of the Centenary; in the atrium: My lusty son, with how many women have you had sexual relations?
(House of the Citharist; below a drawing of a man with a large nose); 2375: Amplicatus, I know that Icarus is buggering you. Salvius wrote this.
MlleBelleplume
I love how people aren't even here for the liveblog, they're just here for solidad doing his historian thing xD
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(House of Orpheus); 4523: I have buggered men
This isn't really my historian thingI don't even study roman historyI chose to study ancient greece instead
MlleBelleplume
You're still doing a great job!
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I just really love historical graffiti
And thank you
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I'm sure there's an interesting story behind this one
(atrium of a House of the Large Brothel); 1520: Blondie has taught me to hate dark-haired girls. I shall hate them, if I can, but I wouldn’t mind loving them. Pompeian Venus Fisica wrote this.
(vicolo del Panattiere, House of the Vibii, Merchants); 3117: Atimetus got me pregnant
MlleBelleplume
Should have used protection... oh wait
Freshly imported french fan
Condoms existed in roman times
MlleBelleplume
Oh, good
Freshly imported french fan
Also there were female means of contraception
Like pessaries
they're even mentionned in the Hyppocratic oath
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