Ancient graffiti

" The ancient Romans carved graffiti on walls and monuments, examples of which also survive in Egypt. Graffiti in the classical world had different connotations than they carry in today's society concerning content. Ancient graffiti displayed phrases of love declarations, political rhetoric, and simple words of thought, compared to today's popular messages of social and political ideals "

The tomb of Bishop Edmund Stafford (1344 – 3 September 1419). At Exeter Cathedral. I saw this tomb a few weeks ago and have been wanting to photograph it ever since. It scares me a bit. From chatting with my dad, we're thinking that this graffiti is maybe from the Civil War (1642–1651), from Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads. Or maybe from the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1530s and 40s) and the Reformation. Judging from the depth of some of these etchings, someone's spent a lot of time and…

Roman graffiti: a crucified ass?

A new project looking at ancient graffiti uncovers the importance of gladiatorial games in the lives of everyday Romans. Fans have always been passionate about athletics and sporting events, and so it makes sense that a common theme in ancient graffiti found at sites like Pompeii, Herculaneum, Zeugma, Aphrodisias, and many others is [...]

17th Century Graffiti on school desk. Corsham. Glyn Overton.

"Cornbread"

Thousands of examples of medieval graffiti have been found to survive in more than 65% of East Anglia's old churches. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey (NMGS) carried out the first large-scale survey of early church graffiti inscriptions in Britain. When the survey began it was thought that such inscriptions were relatively rare

Ancient graffiti done by Herculean Hooligans found in Pompeii.

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