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.

major eruption of stratovolcano in southern Italy

ancient Roman villa in Ercolano, Italy

papyri found in Herculaneum

earthquake in Italy in 62 AD

aqueduct

aspect of art in ancient Rome

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

1962 film by Gianfranco Parolini