Women of Pompeii

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Women of Pompeii
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Pompeii pulcherrimarum clades terrarum
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Pompeii and Vesuvius
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Pompeii
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House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii
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House of Menander
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Graffiti Politics
Satia and Petronia support and ask you to elect
Marcus Casellius and Lucius Albucius aediles. May
we always have such citizens in our colony!
Vote for Lucius Popidius Sabinus his grandmother
worked hard for his last election and is pleased
with the results
Claudius little girl-friend is working for his
election as duovir
I wonder, O, wall, that you have not fallen in
ruins from supporting the stupidities of so many
scribblers.
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Inscriptions Public Works
Alfia Quarta, daughter of Publius, had a bath for
women built from the ground up. She fitted it out
with variegated stone and supplied a bronze basin
with a brazier and a sitting area.
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Inscriptions Public Works
Mamia, daughter of Publius, holder of a public
priestly office, to the tutelary spirit of
Augustus, on her own land and at her own expense.
Naevoleia Tyche, freedwoman of Lucius, for
herself and for C Gaius Munatius Faustus, member
of the Augustan college and district magistrate,
to whom the city council with the assent of the
populace granted an honorific chair on account of
his services. This monument Naevoleia Tyche made
for her own freed men and women and for those of
Gaius Munatius Faustus, during her own lifetime.
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Inscriptions Public Works
Eumachia, daugher of Lucius, holder of a public
priestly office, in her own name and in that of
her son Marcus Numistrius Fronto built a porch, a
covered corridor, and a colonnade dedicated to
the Augustan Concord and to Pietas, at her own
expense. The same woman dedicated it.
To Eumachia, daughter of Lucius holder of a
public priestly office, by the fullers.
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Graffiti Business
On the 15th of July earrings deposited with
Faustilla. For a loan of 2 denarii she deducted
a fee of an as.
In the property of Julia Felix, daughter of
Spurius, there are for rent a bath, shops, sheds,
and upper rooms, from 15 August next for five
years running until 15 August 5 years hence.
In the consulships of Lucius Duvius Avitus and
Publius Clodius Thrasea (i.e., 56 AD) Decimus
Volcius Thallus, wrote at the request of Umbricia
Ianuaria that she had received from Caecilius
Iucundus a sum of 11039 sesterces from her
auction, less his fee.
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Graffiti Love (or at least sex)
The weaver Successus loves the inkeeper's slave
girl, Iris by name. She doesn't care for him, but
he begs her to take pity on him. Written by his
rival. So long.
Answer by the rival Just because you're
bursting with envy, don't pick on a handsomer
man, a lady-killer and a gallant. Answer by
the first writer There's nothing more to say or
write. You love Iris, who doesn't care for you.
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Graffiti Love (or at least sex)
Anybody in love, come here. I want to break
Venus' ribs with a club and cripple the goddess'
loins. If she can pierce my tender breast, why
can't I break her head with a club?
A prostitute's sign I am yours for 2 asses
cash.
Take your lewd looks and flirting eyes off
another man's wife, and show some decency on your
face!
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Graffiti Love (or at least sex)
Myrtis bene felas. Myrtis, you do great blow
jobs.
Arphocras hic cum Drauca bene futuit denario.
Here Harpocras has had a good fuck with Drauca
for a denarius.
Vibius Restitutus here slept all alone and longed
for his Urbana.
Virgula Tertio suo indecens es. Virgula to her
Tertius you are one horny lad!
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bikini girls
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thermopolium
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Food-warmer
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A Pompeian Brothel
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A Pompeian Brothel
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A Pompeian Brothel
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A Pompeian Brothel
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Specialty advertisements?
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House of Julia Felix
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House of Julia Felix Triclinium
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House of Julia Felix Triclinium
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House of the Vetii
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House of the Vetii
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Entrance to the house of the Vetii
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Villa of the Mysteries
The home of an elite family, which shows a
womens ritual initiation in one of its rooms
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Villa of the Mysteries
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Villa of the Mysteries
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Villa of the Mysteries
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Villa of the Mysteries
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Villa of the Mysteries
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Oplontis Luxury