![Pompeii Sites on Twitter: "One cast is in a 'pugilistic pose'. In intense heat (in this case the pyroclastic surge) the muscles of individuals contract and the limbs flex producing the stance Pompeii Sites on Twitter: "One cast is in a 'pugilistic pose'. In intense heat (in this case the pyroclastic surge) the muscles of individuals contract and the limbs flex producing the stance](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnlTqMCXUAIPbeK.jpg)
Pompeii Sites on Twitter: "One cast is in a 'pugilistic pose'. In intense heat (in this case the pyroclastic surge) the muscles of individuals contract and the limbs flex producing the stance
Pompeii Sites on Twitter: "One cast is in a 'pugilistic pose'. In intense heat (in this case the pyroclastic surge) the muscles of individuals contract and the limbs flex producing the stance
![Forearm of a statue of a boxer from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE Bronze | Human sculpture, Classic sculpture, Herculaneum Forearm of a statue of a boxer from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE Bronze | Human sculpture, Classic sculpture, Herculaneum](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/04/e2/7d04e23e9128d65cc285c44e32e9a79d.jpg)