ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago

ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago

The 'Lupanar of Pompeii' features a number of old wall paintings which show explicit scenes

RAUNCHY services offered in Roman brothels more than 2,000 years ago have been revealed through wall paintings in Pompeii.

The 'Lupanar of Pompeii' features a number of old wall paintings which show explicit scenes.

The famous brothel, which once had ten rooms, was popular with men before the Roman city was wiped out in 79AD.

It has become a major tourist attraction since it was reopened to the public in 2006.

It is believed the paintings, which depict group sex and many other acts, indicate the various services on offer.

Each one of the ten rooms in the brothel contained a stone bed which was covered with a mattress where the prostitute would entertain clients.

It has been suggested however that the images on the wall are an idealised version of sex and that the reality for those living in the brothel was much more grimmer.

Some researchers believe prostitutes in Pompeii were slaves and were not trained in any profession meaning they had no real alternatives for work.

Also they believe the chambers of the brothel were windowless, cramped and uncomfortable places.