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IMG_1013 - The red light district was legal only at night. It served the many seamen who arrived at the port.
IMG_1015 - A red lamp hung on the hook under this sign. This was the only district lit at night.
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IMG_1020 - The lupanare, or brothel. Ordinary customers were served downstairs, more affluent ones upstairs.
IMG_1026 - The language gap between the prostitute and the customer was bridged using explicit pictures on the walls.
IMG_1029 - Stone beds, even with a mattress, ensured a quick visit.
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IMG_1034 - Via Abbondanza was a busy thoroughfare.
IMG_1038 - Marble chips in the pavement of the lane to the brothel to help sailors find their way in the dark.
IMG_1040 - A large house, near the forum.
IMG_1041 - This was an ostentatious house. It was exceptional to have water for a fountain in a private home.