Herculaneum

located in:

• Campania

  Sources: Herculaneum: Past and Future, Herculaneum Archaeological Park

location of:

• Villa of the Papyri

  Sources: Herculaneum: Past and Future, Vesuvius Challenge

Appears in9 items

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  Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire1 item
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    Vesuvius buries Pompeii79 CE O.S.
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  The Last Days of Pompeii8 items
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    The earthquake of 62 or 635 Feb 62 CE O.S.
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    The eruption24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 11:00
  • The first surge reaches Herculaneum25 Oct 79 CE O.S., 00:00
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    Titus sends help to Campania80 CE O.S.
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    The Bourbon excavations22 Oct 1738
  • Digging at Herculaneum begins22 Oct 1738
  • A library of burnt scrolls1752
  • Skeletons on Herculaneum’s shore1980

Mentioned in1 item

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  The Last Days of Pompeii1 item
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    Pumice falls on Pompeii24 Oct 79 CE O.S., 12:00

Sources

1. BookHerculaneum: Past and Future
2. WebsiteHerculaneum Archaeological Park