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Ancient Roman Graffiti?
via merulana is fine but honestly walk 10 min the other way toward via labicana, the stretch near the ludus magnus has blocks pulled from older buildings with greek & latin names scratched in, mostly quarry marks from the 1st c. nobody fences it off, just look at the lower courses not eye level. if u want context grab the roma sotterranea app or the "sotterranei di roma" book by lancaster, way better than a tour for this specific stuff. mornings before 9 the light is flatter so bring a small torch
There's a stretch of wall incorporated into the building at Piazza Manfredo Fanti, just south of you, where you can spot Roman brick stamps and some faint scratched graffiti if you crouch down at the base. It's not a tour stop and nobody points it out, but it's real. For context on what you're looking at, the Sovrintendenza Capitolina runs occasional free guided walks called "Roma nascosta" that hit exactly this kind of stuff, check their site closer to your dates.
The area around that school is actually more interesting than people realize, you're a short walk from the Auditorium di Mecenate on Via Merulana, which is a buried Roman hall with some genuinely odd stuff, though the graffiti you're probably thinking of is more scattered. What most visitors miss is that ancient scratchings show up on random street corners: there's a stretch of reused Roman wall near Largo Leopardi where you can still make out mason's marks and a few crude faces if you get close, no tour needed. If you want a guide who actually knows this, look for the small groups doing "Roma sotterranea" walks rather than the big bus tours, they cover the graffiti in the Case Romane del Celio and the stuff under San Clemente. Honestly the best approach is just walking Via Merulana and the side streets at dusk with a phone torch, the light rakes across the stone and the carvings jump out.
What are current tobacco prices for LM Blue or Chesterfield Blue?
tbh duty free at Riga is only worth it if you're buying cartons, single packs at the airport arent that much cheaper than teh tabaccai in Rome. also remember you can only bring a limited amount into the EU anyway so stockpiling has its limits
Chesterfield Blue usually runs around 5.50 to 6 euros a pack in Rome these days, though tabaccai prices are fixed by the state so it won't vary much shop to shop. Riga is generally cheaper for cigarettes but your layover time matters, if it's tight you might not have time to clear security and find a shop.
LM Blue in Rome is roughly the same ballpark, around 5.50 to 6 euros. One thing to keep in mind at Riga airport, the duty free selection isn't always great for specific brands like these, so if you're set on LM or Chesterfield you might strike out. I'd check what the actual duty free has before counting on it.