Former wharf buildings sea front of Roman city of Herculaneum near Naples in Italy with modern city of Ercolano above the ruins
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3400 x 5079 px | 28.8 x 43 cm | 11.3 x 16.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
October 2007Location:
Herculaneum (Ercolano),Naples, ItalyMore information:
Herculaneum, or Ercolana, in Italy was not buried by falling rocks like Pompeii was in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, instead it was engulfed in boiling mud. This preserved roofs, buildings and artefacts for future generations to find. The newer town sits on top of the excavations and most of the town is still underground. Herculaneum is better preserved than it more well known neighbour, Pompeii and it is easier to visualize how life was lived there before the night of the 24th of August 79AD when the sleeping giant erupted