09-02-2005, 11:39 PM
Hi,
well I don´t totally agree that most grafiti was scratched as there is just as often mentionen: chalk, coal or charcoal, the painted ones you mention are not really grafiti but more like a now a day billboard or commercial, be it for someone standing for an election, specials at a shop or capona, or advertisement for games. These are usually rather harmless, the scratched or with calk, coal or charcoal writen ones show nothing has changed in 2000 years the topics are exactly the same as modern grafiti often enought rather rude und vulgar, sometimes just spontanious scribbles you name it.
There is a very nice book on that topic although I don´t know if that is availiable in English. I have it in German. It is from prof. dr. Karl-Wilhelm Weeber professor for ancient history and old languages at the university of Bochum. The book is called "Decius war hier..." ISBN 3-7608-1131-0
Hope that helps a bit?
Martin
well I don´t totally agree that most grafiti was scratched as there is just as often mentionen: chalk, coal or charcoal, the painted ones you mention are not really grafiti but more like a now a day billboard or commercial, be it for someone standing for an election, specials at a shop or capona, or advertisement for games. These are usually rather harmless, the scratched or with calk, coal or charcoal writen ones show nothing has changed in 2000 years the topics are exactly the same as modern grafiti often enought rather rude und vulgar, sometimes just spontanious scribbles you name it.
There is a very nice book on that topic although I don´t know if that is availiable in English. I have it in German. It is from prof. dr. Karl-Wilhelm Weeber professor for ancient history and old languages at the university of Bochum. The book is called "Decius war hier..." ISBN 3-7608-1131-0
Hope that helps a bit?
Martin
