herculaneum

     

Herculaneum (in moern Italian Ercolano) is an ancient Roman town, located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano. Its ruins can be found at the co-ordinates 40°48′21″N, 14°20′51″E, in the Italian region of Campania.

Trivia about herculaneum

  • Italy is seeking a new caretaker for this historical site which, like Pompeii, was buried by Mount Vesuvius
  • More than 80 human skeletons were discovered in the ruins of this city near Pompeii
  • Excavations of this neighbor of Pompeii show it to have been a secluded retreat of the leisure class
  • city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius along with Stabiae
  • Archaeological digs showed that Pompeii, Stabiae & this neighbor were resort cities for wealthy Romans

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