At the end of Lingua Latina I.XXXI, there is mention of an inscription in Pompeii which begins "[quis]quis amat valeat..."
I was curious if anyone knows if there's a photo floating around of the actual inscription? I tried doing a google images search and only could find photos of drawings or copies of the inscription.
Thanks,
Chris
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Salve Chris!
Vale,
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I did not find a photo of this very inscription. However, in the small (300 KB) PDF-booklet Taller de grafitos amorosos de Pompeya I found a photo on page 5 which gives a good impression how these scratchings on the walls of Pompeji looked like.Chris wrote: At the end of Lingua Latina I.XXXI, there is mention of an inscription in Pompeii which begins "[quis]quis amat valeat..." I was curious if anyone knows if there's a photo floating around of the actual inscription?
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Isn't the illustration of the inscription given alongside the text enough? Just curious. Isn't it a photo of the inscription?cdm2003 wrote:At the end of Lingua Latina I.XXXI, there is mention of an inscription in Pompeii which begins "[quis]quis amat valeat..."
I was curious if anyone knows if there's a photo floating around of the actual inscription? I tried doing a google images search and only could find photos of drawings or copies of the inscription.
Thanks,
Chris
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Salve Carole! The link to the pdf you provided was very helpful. Gratias tibi!Carolus Raeticus wrote:Salve Chris!
It's an accurate drawing...but still just a drawing. There were a few of those around the net too...just no actual photographs of the wall. Thanks though.gfross wrote:Isn't the illustration of the inscription given alongside the text enough? Just curious. Isn't it a photo of the inscription?
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Re: [quis]quis amat valeat...
I wonder if that's the actual inscription rather than an imitation... seems too 'readable' to be actual Latin cursive...