Graffiti is an image or text that has been inscribed or scraped onto a surface.

On the remains of the Roman Empire, a variety of subjects are covered in inscriptions. Graffiti frequently leans toward the crude. Simple images or games are used as graffiti in other instances. Roman graffiti analysis can help us better comprehend Roman everyday life and the relationships of the people who lived there. Here is an example: Two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus. I often think about how long we will be remembered. Our thoughts and feelings are sealed in scratched letters in stone by the power of batant vandalism, just like before. Reading back on what people had to say at the time gives me comfort in knowing that we are all about the same when it comes to, well, culture. On the other hand, isn't that comfort a little unsettling as well? Anyway, I was here. If you want to know my name, it is Oliver.