He escaped from the eruptive fury of Vesuvius with the hope of saving himself, and for this he carried with him a small hoard of coins which would have allowed him to continue life. During the course of excavations currently underway at the Regio V site, where the skeleton of an escapee who had been struck by a rock - which crushed his head and thorax - was found, 20 silver and 2 bronze coins have …Read more