It feels as if we learn of some new Roman graffiti or sculpture celebrating the male appendage at least three times a year. All of which has to make you wonder, is it us, the Romans, or both who are fascinated by the phallus?
The Roman interest in the phallus is hardly unique to Britain but it’s also about more than just the link between masculinity and sexual power. As, Pompeii is famously covered in erotic artwork: excavations have revealed a fresco of the minor deity Priapus at the House of the Vetti; a flying penis amulet; and statue of Pan engaged in sexual congress with a goat . Doorways all over Pompeii were decorated with, erotic wind chimes made of bronze phalluses hung with bells.
The great number of phallic images in Pompeian artwork led the 18th century historian Richard Payne Knight to speculate that perhaps there was even a sort of ‘Cult of the Penis’ there. But in truth Pompeii wasn’t as debauched as a bunch of remarkably life-like oversized penises suggests. The phallus served a valuable protective purpose. It was thought to protect the wearer or residents from magical attack.
The interest in the phallus as perennial image of masculinity and power does not end with the Romans. Nor is the penis only the province of military men. It can play a somewhat subversive role as well. As medievalist
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