Herculaneum was buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Like the nearby city of Pompeii, Herculaneum is famous as one of the few ancient cities to be preserved nearly intact, as the solidified material from the volcano that blanketed the town protected it against looting and the elements. Although ...

3 天之前 · Last year, a Vesuvius Challenge team managed to read about 5% of another Herculaneum scroll. Its subject was Greek Epicurean philosophy, which teaches that fulfilment can be found through the ...

2 天之前 · Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the reams of rolled-up papyrus were discovered in a mansion in Herculaneum — an ancient Roman town near Pompeii — in the mid-18th century.

The city was buried beneath 16 meters of ash and mud during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and this layer of detritus saved two-story domus homes with the internal architecture and décor intact, including features in wood and marble, decorations, jewelry, and even organic remains like food, providing a unique view into the daily ...

Wondering if you can visit Mount Vesuvius and Herculaneum in one day and what’s the best way to do so? That’s exactly what we did, so we’ve got you covered with all the tips and tricks for your visit to this historic corner of Italy.

Herculaneum, ancient city in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western base of Mount Vesuvius, and was destroyed, together with Pompeii, Torre Annunziata, and Stabiae, by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.

2024年6月22日 · The beach at Herculaneum is believed to be where some 300 people died while waiting for boats to save them from the volcanic eruption in 79 AD. It's now open to the public for the first time.

Tucked away in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the city of Herculaneum offers a vibrant tableau of ancient Roman life. In 79 AD, the devastating eruption of Vesuvius blanketed the city in a torrent of ash and pyroclastic material, preserving it in a unique state of suspended animation.

In the autumn of 79 CE, Herculaneum was destroyed in a cataclysmic eruption of the active volcano on Mt. Vesuvius, along with the neighbouring towns of Pompeii, Stabiae and Oplontis. There is a contemporary account of the eruption written by Pliny the Younger.

2019年10月8日 · Herculaneum, located on the Bay of Naples, was a Roman town which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Like its neighbour Pompeii, the town was perfectly preserved by a metres-thick...