The springs were discovered in the fifties and so far have been virtually closed to the general public who daily visit the archaeological zone (2.5 million visitors a year, generating revenues in lockers of 20 million euros). The premiere tonight serves as a general test for the final opening, scheduled for the summer. Well preserved, measuring about 800 square meters and consists of three major local: the costumes (apodyterium), the cold pool (frigidarium) and warm water (tepidarium).
"Men and women had access to the premises for the same entry: clothing was common, not very common element. They removed their clothes and sandals and replenished their belongings in the lockers. "Just above the cupboards where they stored their clothes in the bathroom, there are 16 small fresh-each square corresponds to a locker-with erotic scenes. The retain only eight, while there are traces of the rest.
The paintings are arranged in a crescendo of intensity and number of people involved in sexual practice. "I think it was kind of ironic play that allowed easily identify and remember in cabinet which had left the clothes. More than the numbers marked on the doors, sailors should look at the little scene, "says funny Varone. No one leaves room for imagination. The poet naked, fellatio, sapphic love, love the group ... are some of the representations that were used, according to experts, also as a catalog of services inside.
These baths, which date from the age Augusta (in the transition between the Republic and the Empire, between 44 BC and 14 AD), were so flush to the wall of Pompeii found to be illegal constructions. "The owner had built in the public domain. We found the documents confiscated a part of the building, "says Varone. However, Vesuvius was before the law.
vision is recommended for mature audiences only. The warning, with an asterisk and bold, is in the brochures that advertise a special late night opening of the archaeological area of \u200b\u200bPompeii, the Roman city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Until two in the morning, visitors can access the unique hot springs that arise out of the wall that puts on the shirt the old city. What you will see are three small shops, the first one decorated with frescoes of erotic scenes that leave little to the imagination.
SOURCE: www.elpais.com
