From priestesses to prostitutes: New exhibition uncovers the lives of women in Pompeii

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From priestesses to prostitutes: New exhibition uncovers the lives of women in Pompeii  A new exhibition at Pompeii Archaeological Park brings to light the lives of women in the ancient Roman city - from priestesses and businesswomen to slaves and sex workers.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/22/from-priestesses-to-prostitutes-new-exhibition-uncovers-the-lives-of-women-in-pompeii  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00These two sculptures were actually found quite recently outside the ancient city of Pompeii as part of a funeral monument.

00:28They are now in the exhibition, but they are also being restored during the exhibition.

00:36A Pompeii was everything. This is the result of this exhibition. One comes from this exhibition having seen all types of women,

00:56both in the family, as well as in the social environment, in genuine, in liberte, in schiave,

01:06in genuine, in liberte, in schiave, as in professional.

01:10In terms of entrepreneurs like Umachia, like Giulia Felice, like Asellina,

01:15who is also an entrepreneur of themselves, we have painters, tessitrici, filatrici,

01:22and we have the meratrici, which are many a Pompeii, as in all the Roman cities.

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