O.K., how you 'splain this then?
Posted on 08/01/2010 12:30:43 PM PDT by markomalley
The Romans had no sign for zero. If you want something hilarious, do a websearch for "Baby's Got Back" translated into Latin. "My female stands out behind..."
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Interesting post. Thanks. Interesting too is the erotica painted on the walls of the brothel in Pompeii, and the series of street paving stone carvings that point the way to the brothel.
Graffiti in Pompeii? So what’s the Latin for “We’re Fu**ED?”
" OBAMA SUCKIUS MAXIMUS!"
“Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi.”
In all those paragraphs it would have been nice if there were a compilation of what was said. All it talked about was the graffiti, not what it said .... like “What’s all that rumbling?”
Knew you’d like to see this for a ping to GGG.
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Graffiti From the Walls of Pompeii
from Christy’s Garden of History
http://www.smokylake.com/Christy/graffiti.htm
The following is graffiti from the walls of Pompeii. I found them in Jo-Ann Shelton’s book “As the Romans Did.” It is, btw, a truly wonderful book I would recommend to anyone. Anyway, enjoy the graffiti. Life never really changes, does it?
Aufidius was here.
Gaius Pomidius Dipilus was here on October 3.
Successus was here.
Publius Comicius Restitutus stood here with his brother.
Aemilius Celer lives here.
A benevolent god dwells here in this house.
Burglar, watch out!
This is no place for idlers. On your way, loafer.
Ampliatus Pedania is a thief.
Albanus is a bugger.
Stronnius is a know-nothing.
I don’t want to sell my husband.
Gaius Julius Primigenius was here. Why are you late?
Let anyone who invites me to dinner prosper.
I have a head cold.
On April 19 I baked bread.
We were here, two dear friends, comrads forever. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus.
Epaphra is not a ball-player.
Learn this well: While I am alive, you are my enemy, Death.
When you are dead, you are nothing.
Marcus loves Spendusa.
Serena hates Isidore.
Thyas, don’t love Fortunatus.
Sarra, you’re not acting very nicely, leave me alone.
Restitutus has decieved many girls many times.
I have screwed many girls here.
When I came here, I screwed. Then I returned home.
Let him who loves prosper. Let him who loves not, perish. And let him who forbids others to love, perish twice over.
Let him who chastises lovers try to fetter the winds and block the endless flow of water from a spring.
Lovers, like bees, lead a honey-sweet life.
I am amazed, o wall, that you have not collapsed and fallen, since you must bear the tedious stupidities of so many scrawlers.
The fruit sellers ask you to elect Marcus Holconius Priscus as aedile.
The mule drivers ask you to elect Gaius Julius polybius as duovir.
All the goldsmiths urge you to elect Gauis Cuspius Pansa as aedile.
* an aedile is the city magistrate who had the superintendence of public buildings and stuff.
** duovirs were the two men elected annually to be the highest public officials in town.
O.K., how you 'splain this then?
Now write it 100 times.
The Sweetness of Honey and the Sting of Bees:
A Book of Love from the Ancient Mediterranean
by Michelle Louvric
and Nikiforos Doxiadis Mardas
Looks like your typical FR thread.
LOL ... ummmmmm....
Fascinating article. I have been to Pompeii several times and next year I plan to return, this time with my daughter.
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