Ancient
Graffiti on the walls of Pompeii
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Suspirium puellarum Celadus thraex.
Celadus the
Thracier makes the girls moan!
(C.I.L. IV, 4397; in the barracks
of the gladiators)
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Puteolanis felicia, omnibus Nucerinis
felicia et uncum Pompeianis Petecusanis.
Happiness
to the people of Pozzuoli! Prosperity to all from Nuceria!
The meathook
for the Pompeians and those of Pithecusa!
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Luci Istacidi, at quem non ceno,
barbarus ille mihi est.
Someone at
whose table I do not dine, Lucius Istacidius, is a barbarian to me.
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Arphocras hic cum Drauca bene futuit
denario.
Here Harpocras
has had a good fuck with Drauca for a denarius.
(C.I.L. IV, 2193; in the brothel)
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Lucius pinxit.
Lucius painted
this.
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Virgula Tertio suo: indecens es.
Virgula to
her Tertius: you are one horny lad!
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Lucrum gaudium.
Profit is
happiness!
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Miximus in lecto. Fateor, peccavimus,
hospes.
Si dices: Quare? Nulla fuit matella.
We have pissed in our beds. Host,
I admit that we shouldn't have done this.
If you ask: Why? There was no potty.
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Oppi, emboliari, fur, furuncule.
Oppius, clown,
thief, petty crook!
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Marci Iuni insula sum.
I am the flat
of Marcus Iunius.
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Cacator cave malum, aut si contempseris,
habeas Iovem iratum.
Watch it,
you that shits in this place! May you have Jove's anger if you ignore this.
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Pituita me tenet.
I've caught
a cold.
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Myrtis bene felas.
Myrtis, you
do great blow jobs.
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Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't
stink
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