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Title | Article: Graffiti on Pompeii’s Walls |
Body | From http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Reading-the-Writing-on-Pompeiis-Walls.html Reading the Writing on Pompeii’s Walls To better understand ancient Rome, one archaeologist looks at the graffiti, love notes and poetry alike, left behind by Pompeians By Kristin Ohlson July 27, 2010 From the very beginning, archaeologists noticed copious amounts of graffiti on the outsides of buildings in Pompeii. In the late 1800s, scholars began making careful copies of Latin inscriptions throughout the ancient Roman world, including Pompeii, and cataloging them. This effort is a boon to scholars, since more than 90 percent of Pompeii’s recorded graffiti have since been erased by exposure to the elements. Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Reading-the-Writing-on-Pompeiis-Walls.html#ixzz0v7vYWbEk |
Source | Smithsonian |
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