I like to see everything lowbrow in history.
Looking at literature and art throughout history with a highbrow view skews are view of the past and ignores what the general culture was like. As perverted as we are.
Examples:
“O walls, you have held up so much tedious graffiti that I am amazed that you have not already collapsed in ruin.”
“Apelles the chamberlain with Dexter, a slave of Caesar, ate here most agreeably and had a screw at the same time.”
“Restitutus says: ‘Restituta, take off your tunic, please, and show us your hairy privates.'”
“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.”
graffitti on a wall
“FLEE, MT VESIVEIUS IS ABOUT TO BLOW”
found written below the above graffitti on a wall
“YOUR MOM IS ABOUT TO BLOW”
Incredible foresight. His mom did infact blow!
“VESVVIVS NVTS LMAO”
And most importantly the best of the lot:
“Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!”
Other translations have suggested even more vulgarity. This translator took a very tame approach.
Alternate translation:
“Weep, you girls. My dick has now given you up. Now it fucks ass. Goodbye, conceited cunt!”
TacomaPompeii wept
They’d write all kind of “u mum lel” type stuff, too. IIRC there was a lot making fun of senators and emperors as well.
Seen all of these before when will they come up with some new material