Very rude graffiti carved into Hadrian’s Wall by Romans – can you see it?

SMUT have the Romans ever done for us? — left rude graffiti by the looks of it.

Archaeologists dug up a slab of stone at Hadrian’s Wall with a 1,800-year-old willy on it.

Alongside the crude carving is the insult “secvndinvs cacor” which translates as “Secundinus, the sh*tter”.

Roman expert Dr Andrew Birley said: “Whoever carved it clearly had a big problem with Secundinus.

“I have no doubt Secundinus would have been less than amused.

“It shows something as childish as graffiti was going on back then.

“Hopefully we will now find a response from Secundinus.”

The message was carved into a 16in by 6in stone under the floor of a former barracks at Vindolanda fort near Hexham, Northumberland.

The stone is thought to date from the 3rd Century, around 1,800 years ago — around the time depicted in 2000 Oscar-winning film Gladiator.

Dr Birley, head of excavations, said: “It’s not unusual to find a phallus as the Roman boys left these charms all over the place to be lucky.

But for somebody to add a rude comment about another Roman soldier is rare.

“It probably would have been on display somewhere prominent like on a building. This is beyond banter.

"It reinforces the depth of feeling from the person who carved it that they really thought the other was a sh*t.”

Vindolanda pre-dated Hadrian’s Wall and was thought to be under Roman occupation from around 85 AD to 370 AD.

It will take another 150 years to fully excavate the site.

The stone is now being cleaned in a lab and will be displayed at Vindolanda next year.