Within the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, in a room known as the ‘Secret Chamber’, is a unique collection of erotic art, found perfectly preserved in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
For a time this artwork could only be accessed with a special permit for men with ‘proven morality’. Now open to the public, the collection gives an incredible insight into ancient attitudes to sex and eroticism and how these have shifted over the centuries.
Video by Fernando Teixeira & Izabela Cardoso
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I was here just a couple of weeks ago! This secret room closes to visitors at 2 p.m.
The irony of sexuality being so demonized being why soo much is still in conflict and misunderstanding today. Christianity decimated healthy sexual expression for far too long.
These erotic arts somewhat remind me of the Tantric temples of Khajuraho, India. The real authentic Hinduism saw sexuality as something totally natural and spiritual too ! Years later because of outside interference sexuality began to be seen as something obscene and then the 'repression mindset' took over the society.
Prostitution was a legal tax paying activity- was it service tax for the men or income tax for the women
no wonder Rome fell – degenerating the human spirit caused the decline of the empire –
what forms of birth control were people using back then?
Thankyou
Impossible to watch with a diapered sheep waxing lyrical.The only obscene thing on display here.
Well I too am quite "reserved". Classic
Blurred the antic paintings to please who?
@ 4:22 the Romans in Latin would describe this as "Coitus More Ferarum".
Those little phallus lanterns look painful . . .
Why forbbiden?
Lol. Visit Khajuraho temple. The walls of the temple are the frontpage of pornhub. And its there, out in the open, for every one to see.
Like the god Min in ancient Egypt. Talk about well hung!
oil lamps and the phallic was on fire lol
Wow it’s off limits to Women? In 2021. Thats insane
The thing that strikes me is that the person in the wheelchair is wearing a mask. Forget about the rest.
1:16 that eruption, waPsalm 37:38
But transgressors will be altogether destroyed;
The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
Psalm 94:23
He has brought back their wickedness upon them
And will destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will destroy them.
Psalm 28:5
Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
Psalm 73:19
How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
Psalm 92:7
That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.
2 Peter 3:6
through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
Ezekiel 13:14
So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and when it falls, you will be consumed in its midst. And you will know that I am the Lord.
Hosea 7:13
Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!
Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me!
I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.
Daniel 8:25
“And through his shrewdness
He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence;
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will destroy many while they are at ease.
He will even oppose the Prince of princes,
But he will be broken without human agency.
Philippians 1:28
in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
Romans 9:22
What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
Philippians 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
2 Timothy 2:14
Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
2 Peter 2:3
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:12
But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed,
2 Peter 3:7
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Jude 1:10
But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.
sent by the MAKER OF HEAVEN and earth, to REMOVE, ABOMINATIONS.
Hypocrisie religieuse
this is a centuries old xxx
Washington D C .
So fascinating, this prove how Christianity messed up everything
We live in a world where "fisting" is a thing, how bad can this forbidden section be?
It's Pretty Much on point what that World was actually like. Hardly at all what you seen depicted in films just to appease an ever modern Christianity, & discreet culture of today.
Christianity didn’t mess up anything. False Christianity did.
No wonder the two cities were destroyed. Flagrant abomination was so common it was their way of life.
Another reason why I hate religion!!
So- even back then, Italian women had big butts. Hmmm…
In Bhutan, phalli are still painted on houses for protection and good luck
"Adult men with proven morality" only eh. Why am I thinking of Catholic priests?
It was a sewage pit nothing more
"An erected (erect) phallus on the pavement or the wall"…there. Fixed it.
But we can see the Enola Gay bombing Hiroshima no problem…..
Civilization it's a luxury not many want to afford….
….pero c'eme l' favo' !!
Believe it or not, there is a righteous God. That God destroyed the Israelites when they became immoral. That God destroyed the Nephites in the Book of Mormon when they became sexually immoral.
That same God destroyed rhe people in the article because of their sexual immorality.
That same God is allowing the people of America to use their agency to become rippened in iniquity, then just as history repeats itself, that God will destroy the wicked while those people who are more righteous that same God will preserve so their children can repopulate the earth.
not a single mention of Priapus. it was all ''Eros'' for someone that is supposed to be the head of a department of ancient roman art she sure is short on cultural information and societal norms of the day.
BBC
STOP your censorship…end the Trusted News Initiative.
nasty
Wow. . . how lucky those souls were who lived in the ancient times.
6:29
Imagine a penis used to ward off evil spirits. Do they think that they piss positive energy or something ?
How much more fertile can a person get that they deficated a porn city centuries ago ?
how dumb do u have to be to record voice audio with a facemask on
No wonder it was destroyed just like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Allah destroyed this city for a reason. these kinds of paintings don't serve as evidence that this is what normal human life should be rather this is some totally messed up behavior along with associating partners with God to worship, which they also did do. this is what is certain.
I "doubt" we know with any certainty what these symbols and art were actually used for. It's all inference and we can only speculate.
I knew JESUS wasn't Real it's All about the big Wet P u s s y
Just as God destroyed this unjust village that changed human nature, He will afflict their gay grandchildren with torment from Him.
Pompeii has been like that.
Penises were depicted as strong ethics.
bruninho
I knew JESUS wasn't real she on fire
Think God destroyed them because of this