Archeologists have uncovered an ancient Facebook – sort of....

We think of Facebook as a relatively new phenomenon – but it turns out people have been writing on walls for ages...

Researchers have discovered some striking similarities to our modern-day posts on the ancient walls of Pompeii.  They say hundreds of political slogans and other social messages were remarkably preserved after the fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius back in 79 AD.  Wealthy households with bigger walls were prime real-estate for posting Pompeian opinion.  Professional artists would even be hired to paint elaborate messages on the walls and sidewalks of the ancient one-percenters.  The other 99% usually posted in charcoal or scratched their opinions into the stucco surfaces with a rock.

It seems not much has changed in over 2,000 years.  Some of the early social posting discovered included check-ins with a little too much information.  Graffiti in one bar read: “Two friends were here. While they were, they had bad service from a guy named Epaphroditus.  They threw him out and spent 105 and half sestertii most agreeably on whores.’  Another post stated: ‘Apelles the chamberlain with Dexter, a slave of Caesar, ate here most agreeably and had a screw at the same time.’