We All Know the Story of the Pompeii Victims Who Died When Mount Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago. Archaeologists Are Still Learning About Those Who Made It Out Alive
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About 2,000 years ago, a woman named Julia Felix decided to rent out sections of her large estate. Historians know about these seemingly mundane business dealings because her property happened to be located in ancient Pompeii, which was devastated by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.
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About 2,000 years ago, a woman named Julia Felix decided to rent out sections of her large estate. Historians know about these seemingly mundane business dealings because her property happened to be located in ancient Pompeii, which was devastated by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E. The disaster froze the city in time, preserving a rental notice painted on Felix’s wall. It reads: To let, for the term of five years, from the 13th day of next August to the 13th day of the sixth August thereafter, the Venus bath, fitted up for the best people, shops, rooms over shops and second-story apartments in the property owned by Julia Felix, daughter of Spurius.
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- About 2,000 years ago, a woman named Julia Felix decided to rent out sections of her large estate. Historians know about these seemingly mundane business dealings because her property happened to be located in ancient Pompeii, which was devastated by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.
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We All Know the Story of the Pompeii Victims Who Died When Mount Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago. Archaeologists Are Still Learning About Those Who Made It Out Alive
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