Sources for Roman graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum

1. Are there any primary sources from Pompeii?
2. What kind of graffiti were found in Pompeii?
3. What evidence does graffiti provide about life in Pompeii?
4. Where was the graffiti of gladiators found?

Are there any primary sources from Pompeii?

Pliny the Younger experienced the eruption as a teenager and wrote the two letters 25 years later in response to a request by Tacitus. The letters are useful in a number of ways. They are a valuable primary source, both as a historical and scientific document.

What kind of graffiti were found in Pompeii?

Over 5000 wall graffiti have been found in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii alone. These contain mostly name tags (37%), but also include greetings, messages, obscenities, quotes from famous literary works, drawings of animals and gladiators, numbers, dates, and prices.

What evidence does graffiti provide about life in Pompeii?

In Pompeii, it is one of the richest sources of archaeological evidence for everyday life in the town. This graffiti, which includes public notices or casual scribbles on walls, tells us about local Pompeiian politics and politicians, favourite pastimes, the effect of war and unrest-even the cost of food and drink.

Where was the graffiti of gladiators found?

Hundreds of graffiti messages engraved into stone in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, in modern-day Turkey, have been discovered and deciphered, revealing what life was like there over 1,500 years ago, researchers say.