Herculaneum

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scavi archeologici di Ercolano

  • UNESCO World Heritage
Herculaneum — ruins
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Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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