Pompeii for Mature Audiences

This post is for mature readers only.  Reader discretion is advised.

Visitors to and residents of ancient Pompeii were a frisky bunch.  The town had a number of brothels in a thriving red light district. 

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 Many of the roads in ancient Pompeii led to the red light district

Visitors who did not know the way to the red light district just needed to look down for directional help carved into a cobblestone.

 Sometimes the simplest advertising conveys the most effective message. An enterprising  sole proprietor in the red light district used this to advertise her establishment.

Friend JV shows how a customer in ancient Pompeii may have been greeted at a place of business located in the red light district.

Many visitors to Pompeii did not know the local language so illustrations appearing at the "offices" of practitioners depicted the services provided.  Some offered more than one service.  Some offered services that are difficult to identify, even with these visual aids.