The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii 'masturbating' man
- Written by Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne
mararie/flickr, CC BY-SAIf you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” of Pompeii.
In 79 BCE, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried in the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius, a...





