W/W: Unrequited, Pompeian Graffiti CIL IV 8321A

CHLOE EUTYCHIAE S[alutem]

NON ME CURAS, EUTY-

CHIA. SPE FIRMA

TUA RUF[-um? -am?] AMAS

--CIL IV.8321A, graffiti found in Pompeii

Chloe greets Eutychiae.

Eutychia, you don't care about me;

instead, you love your Ruf* with steadfast hope.

*the gendered ending was not preserved. Rufus? Rufa?

<Anonymous> CIL	MAP:
Name:  ??? Date:  Prior to 79 CE Works:  ???	REGION  1
BIO:	Timeline:
Little is known about the author of this inscription, but her words were preserved by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. It was found etched into a peristyle column from the House of Menander.	SILVER AGE LATIN