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Historically, the term <em>graffiti</em> originally referred to the <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Inscription">inscriptions</a>, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Sepulchre">sepulchers</a> or ruins, as in the <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Catacombs_of_Rome">Catacombs of Rome</a> or at <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Pompeii">Pompeii</a>. Usage of the word has evolved to include any decorations (inscribed on any surface) that one can regard as <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Vandalism">vandalism</a>; or to cover pictures or writing placed on surfaces, usually external walls and sidewalks, without the permission of an owner. Thus, inscriptions made by the authors of a monument are not classed as graffiti. The first known example of "modern style" graffiti survives in the ancient Greek city of E<a href="file:///C:/wiki/Ephesus">phesus</a> (in modern-day <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Turkey">Turkey</a>) and appears to <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Advertisement">advertise</a> <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Prostitution">prostitution</a>, according to the tour guides of the city. It stands near the long <a href="file:///C:/wiki/Mosaic">mosaic</a> and stone walkway and consists of a handprint, a vaguely heart-like shape, a footprint and a number. This purportedly indicates how many steps one would have to take to find a lover, with the handprint indicating payment.
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