Life-size sculptures in Pompeii show that ancient women didn’t just have to be wives

Life-size sculptures in Pompeii show that ancient women didn’t just have to be wives

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, don’t often think to look beyond the city walls. And it’s easy to understand why: there’s plenty on offer within this monumentally well-preserved town, from jewel-like wall paintings of myths and legends like Helen of Troy, to the majestic amphitheatre and sumptuously stuccoed baths. But step outside…