The eroticism
Pompeians lived sex without inhibitions, as in all the cultures in evolution, because it was considered entirely natural. The Phallus was seen as a symbol of fertility, abundance and good fate; it was represented next to the fountains or, in shape of bell (tintinnabulum), hanged on the walls of the houses to keep the evil away.
Numerous are the graffiti and the erotic paintings in some houses (Lupanare), where were different cells with the beds, inside of which the Pompeians had their loving meetings with the prostitutes.
Numerous are the graffiti and the erotic paintings in some houses (Lupanare), where were different cells with the beds, inside of which the Pompeians had their loving meetings with the prostitutes.
The prostitutes were divided in castes: the delicatæ and the famosæ were cultured girls, able to entertain the best customers; the lupæ attracted the customers with a kind of howl; the bustuariæpractised the profession in the outskirts of funeral monuments; the scorta erratica were the streetwalkers; the blitidæ were prostitutes of inns; there were also the gallinæ, the forarie, the quadrantarie, the diabolaiæ.
Recent studies have shown how the prostitution was one of the sectors on which Pompeian economy was founded. In fact, beside the places prepared especially for this, the prostitution was also practised in the thermal baths, in the theaters and in a lot of private houses, where the families let the own slaves prostitute themselves; in Pompeii the prostitution was also masculine.
Recent studies have shown how the prostitution was one of the sectors on which Pompeian economy was founded. In fact, beside the places prepared especially for this, the prostitution was also practised in the thermal baths, in the theaters and in a lot of private houses, where the families let the own slaves prostitute themselves; in Pompeii the prostitution was also masculine.