Caius & Aulus, Best Friends Forever: Pompeiian Grafitti, CIL IV.8162

Roman men often had deep, loving and affectionate friendships with their peers; there was no shame or stigma in expressing love and support to one another.

HIC FUIMUS CARI DUO NOS SINE FINE SODALES NOMINA SI [quaeris, Caius et Aulus erant]

--CIL IV.8162

Two best friends forever spent time here.

If you'd like to know our names, we're Caius and Aulus.

<Anonymous> CIL	MAP:
Name:  ??? Date:  Prior to 79 CE Works:  ???	REGION  1
BIO:	Timeline:
Little is known about the authors of this inscription, but their words were preserved by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. It was found etched into a wall in Pompeii.	SILVER AGE LATIN