https://freerepublic.com/tag/corneliusmaximus/ en-us Tue, 3 Nov 2026 23:29:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4401695/posts Reuters reports that archaeologists have uncovered a wooden cupboard discovered in a house on Via dell'Abbondanza in central Pompeii. Inscriptions in the house suggest that it belonged to Cornelius Maximus. "We cannot reconstruct with certainty the identity of whoever lived in the house, but these fragments bring us closer to their daily life," said Gabriel Zuchtriegel of Pompeii Archaeological Park. Researchers determined that before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the cupboard held a necklace made up of at least 24 crepundia, or amulets crafted from bone, glass paste, earthenware, and rock crystal. Some... Archaeology Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4401695/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2026 23:29:38 GMT