Ancient Roman erotic art

episode in the history of Rome

ancient Greco-Roman drinking cup

thumb|300px|A set of spintria tokens found in Rome, dating from around 22 to 37 CE

Roman domus in Pompeii, perhaps the largest in the city at the time of its destruction

building in Pompei, Italy

wind chime

thumb|300px|Gallo-Roman examples of the fascinum in bronze. The topmost is an example of the "fist and phallus" amulet with a manus fica. thumb|150px|Phallus inscribed on a paving stone at Pompeii In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word can refer to phallus effigies and amulets, and to the spells used to invoke his divine protection. Pliny called it a medicus invidiae, a "doctor" or remedy for envy (invidia, a "looking upon") or the evil eye.

aspect of art in ancient Rome

Ancient Roman building in Pompei, Italy

building in Pompei, Italy