February 13, 2026

Archaeological studies of the public squares of ancient Rome and Pompeii revealed that social commentary was pervasive through graffiti in public spaces.[2] Such visible and public graffiti also included, most interestingly, false statements about politicians and demeaning comments about women.[3] Clearly, a sense of deja vu with social media at present.

The question, though, is what infrastructure did the ancient officials of Rome and Roman law have to deal with the ethical and legal issues of egregious, false statements in public spaces?

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