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Herculaneum
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.
eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
major eruption of stratovolcano in southern Italy
Villa of the Papyri
ancient Roman villa in Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum papyri
papyri found in Herculaneum
62 Pompeii earthquake
earthquake in Italy in 62 AD
Aqua Augusta
aqueduct
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
aspect of art in ancient Rome
Pseudo-Seneca
thumb|Pseudo-Seneca bust recovered from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum MANN 5616
The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust of the late 1st century BC that was discovered in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum in 1754, the finest example of about two dozen examples depicting the same face. It was originally believed to depict Seneca the Younger, the notable Roman philosopher, because its emaciated features were supposed to reflect his Stoic philosophy. However, modern scholars agree it is likely a fictitious portrait, probably intended for either Hesiod or Aristophanes. It is thought

79 A.D.
1962 film by Gianfranco Parolini