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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 06:47 PM
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Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum

Make sure you scroll down a bit.

:D :evilgrin:

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scoey1953

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Thu Jun-15-06 06:55 PM
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1. So this is why Mt. Vesuvius blew...

Edited on Thu Jun-15-06 06:55 PM by scoey1953

It got too hot in Pompeii...

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:00 PM
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Heh, you've solved the mystery.

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miss_american_pie

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Thu Jun-15-06 06:55 PM
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2. Do you happen

to read The Book Bitches blog?

Some interesting photographs on scrolldown. :evilgrin:

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:02 PM
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5. I haven't seen that.

I'll have to check it out. :evilgrin:

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pink-o

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:00 PM
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3. Yeah...been there, seen it firsthand

They had a huge brothel in Pompeii with all sorts of porn painting on the wall. But at least those Pagans were honest about it. Go to the Duomo in Florence and check the huge mural of all the souls being cast into the Christian Hell. That's more pornographic than anything in a Jupiter temple!

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:04 PM
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7. I was thinking that while I was looking at this.

That they at least were open about sex, while we're not.

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deadparrot

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:00 PM
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4. I saw Pompeii when I visited Italy.

Penises everywhere.

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:05 PM
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8. Ha!

Penises everywhere. :rofl:

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jonnyblitz

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:06 PM
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9. I saw it also. you are correct!

navy ships I was stationed on always pulled into Naples so I got to see some of Italy...

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Lisa

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Thu Jun-15-06 10:13 PM
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18. yes -- those little statuettes of the god Priapus ...

The type they used to put outside brothels. Might make a fine novelty bottle-opener these days, if we weren't such a bunch of prudes!

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Deja Q

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:03 PM
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6. Have you seen the size of that bird bath?

:wow:

If it's supposed to ward off evil spirits, how did they ever manage to make children? :rofl:

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 07:07 PM
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10. The bird bath was great.

Did you see Mercury? :D

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:06 PM
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11. I see Pompeii!

I see France!

I see what's in Mercury's pants!

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:10 PM
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12. Ahem. *cough*

How can you *miss* what's in Mercury's pants?;)

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WritingIsMyReligion

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:11 PM
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13. Now THAT is what I call erotica.

:rofl:

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:29 PM
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14. Isn't it?

I Love that stuff. :rofl:

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Duncan Grant

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:44 PM
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15. And on a similar note: Greek and Roman gay erotic art

They don't show you THIS in Art History class.

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:47 PM
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16. I actually have seen stuff like that.

We did a whole thing on Grecian urns in one of my classes based on Keats' Ode to a Grecian Urn. The Prof showed a lot of gay erotic as well as straight erotic art.

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Duncan Grant

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Thu Jun-15-06 09:59 PM
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17. Thankfully, things have changed since my Art of the Ancient World class.

I've seen some similarly themed art in Boston and London. The MFA has homoerotic Greek pottery and The British Museum displays "The Warren Cup" prominently in a large gallery.

It's interesting to compare ancient and "modern" cultures, isn't it?

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Mutley

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Thu Jun-15-06 10:27 PM
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19. It is interesting.

Especially considering "modern" culture considers ancient culture "savage". :eyes:

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