Strange Roman daily life

Chapter 1

The voices on Roman walls

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Chapter 2

Gladiators beyond the arena

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Chapter 3

The truth about Roman dining

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Chapter 4

Hygiene and the Roman bathroom

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Master of Strange Roman daily life

Ch 1 · The voices on Roman walls

misslily Everyday complaints and love notes

Chatty Roman Walls

misslily Chatty Roman Walls

misslily Ancient political campaign ads

misslily The preserved walls of Pompeii

misslily The bathroom humor of antiquity

Ancient political campaign ads

misslily Ancient political campaign ads

Fun Fact

Pompeii graffiti: One famous wall inscription in Pompeii hilariously complains about how many people had written on that exact wall.

Everyday complaints and love notes

misslily Everyday complaints and love notes

Glossary

graffiti (noun)
Writings or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall or other public surface. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE preserved thousands of these ancient messages in Pompeii.

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What did Roman campaign ads on walls frequently mention about candidates?

Gossip

Would you write graffiti if it was legal?

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What was the main tool used by Romans to scratch informal graffiti onto plaster walls?

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What volcanic disaster in 79 CE preserved the ancient graffiti of Pompeii?

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What were the professional sign-writers who painted Roman political ads called?

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Which Roman city besides Pompeii was buried and preserved by the 79 CE eruption?

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In what language was the vast majority of Pompeii's graffiti written?

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Why is Roman graffiti so valuable to modern historians studying antiquity?

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What color paint was most commonly used for official Roman wall notices and ads?