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There are not that many in tact statues of women that have been found in or near Pompeii but this is one of them. This presumably is a statue that was in a courtyard in a home, as the woman doesn\u2019t have a headcovering. $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

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There is a lot to say about elite women in Pompeii, but we must never forget the horrors that happened to them that hot summer day in A.D. 79, to be precise August 24th.\u00a0 Here below you begin to get an idea of what it was like to be trapped in Pompeii and not being able to escape\u2026.<\/p>\n

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August then is the perfect time to review the evidence from this remarkable exhibit at Pompeii.\u00a0 After all, it only happened less than 2,000 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"