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: One famous piece of graffiti in the House of Lovers reads, "Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey".

: From election slogans to simple drawings of owls and horses, these images reveal a deeply literate and expressive society . Pompeii image

Pompeii’s walls are covered in thousands of inscriptions that act like ancient "posts." : One famous piece of graffiti in the

: Recently restored with lasers, this home features a massive fresco of a hunting scene with lions and tigers. Pompeii image

: One unique fresco in a household shrine (lararium) shows the only known ancient depiction of Mount Vesuvius , shown covered in wine grapes alongside the god Bacchus. Graffiti: The Social Media of 79 AD

: One famous piece of graffiti in the House of Lovers reads, "Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey".

: From election slogans to simple drawings of owls and horses, these images reveal a deeply literate and expressive society .

Pompeii’s walls are covered in thousands of inscriptions that act like ancient "posts."

: Recently restored with lasers, this home features a massive fresco of a hunting scene with lions and tigers.