Herculaneum is one of the major archaeological sites of the ancient Roman world. Like Pompeii, it was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius of the year 79.
It was a port city, smaller than Pompeii, but better preserved because it was buried by volcanic mud.
Since 1997, the site is classified by Unesco, with the ruins of Pompeii and Oplontis.
Herculaneum
Herculaneum
Maison de Neptune et Amphitrite
The city of Herculaneum (Ercolano in Italian), was already seriously damaged during the earthquake of the year 62 AD, and was completely destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, as Pompeii, Stabies…
