Pompeii: Image

Pompeii’s walls are covered in thousands of inscriptions that act like ancient "posts."

: From election slogans to simple drawings of owls and horses, these images reveal a deeply literate and expressive society . Pompeii image

: Archeologists even found a sketch of a man named Rufus with a laurel wreath and a big nose—an ancient meme. Modern Discoveries Pompeii’s walls are covered in thousands of inscriptions

: One unique fresco in a household shrine (lararium) shows the only known ancient depiction of Mount Vesuvius , shown covered in wine grapes alongside the god Bacchus. Graffiti: The Social Media of 79 AD Pompeii image