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Pompei’s top brothel restored

Flavor: Art , Vintage

The Lupanare — which derives its name from the Latin word “lupa,” or “prostitute” — was a brothel decorated with frescoes of erotic figures believed to be the most popular in Pompei, the Roman city, destroyed in A.D. 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

The popular venue re-opens after a year long, $253,000 restoration to clean up its frescoes and fix the structure.

Among the buildings was the two-story brothel with 10 rooms and a latrine. Each room on the ground floor bears a fresco of a different sex scene painted over its door — possibly suggesting the prostitute’s specialty. The upper floor was for higher-ranking clients. Each room has names engraved in its walls — possibly the prostitutes and their clients.

The brothel is part of the regular tour of the ruins of Pompeii, east of Naples.

Mini photo gallery on Der Spiegel.

Carole L.

November 1, 2006