Historical Information of Illegal Writings before the Emergence of Traditional Graffiti

With its long history, graffiti varies between very simple written words and exteemly complex wall paintings. We can find examples of these in ancient times all over the world. Some scholars assume cave paintings as examples of graffiti in their most general definition. Other think that samples of graffiti can be find in ancient Pompei and later in the Middle Ages on the exterior walls of churches and cathedrals. As Kaleb Neelon says, since there were people and walls, there was someone who wrote on them. Keywords: Graffiti, Ancient Graffiti, Pompei, Writings, Hobo Writings, Brassai, Kilroy, Latrinaria, Cholo