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The lewdness and lyricism of ancient Roman graffiti

The lewdness and lyricism of ancient Roman graffiti

1 July 2023

9:00 AM

1 July 2023

9:00 AM

Throw him to the lions! That’s what I thought when I saw the video of a grinning moron desecrating the walls of the Colosseum with the words ‘Ivan + Hayley 23’. He must have been referring to his girlfriend, standing by his side – and the year. It wasn’t just the fact that he’d defaced the greatest of all Roman buildings.

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