June 21, 2013 A Touch of Classical Wisdom II Leave a comment The one who buggers a fire burns his penis. -Found on the walls of a basilica in Pompeii. Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Spread like Greek Fire: Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Like Loading... Related Posted by sophycles in Classical Antiquity, Primary Sources Tagged: classical, history, Humor, Pompeii, Quote, wisdom