7855 x 5237 px | 66,5 x 44,3 cm | 26,2 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
31 ottobre 2019
Ubicazione:
Herculaneum, Bay of Naples, Italy
Altre informazioni:
Herculaneum, located on the Bay of Naples, was a Roman town which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Like its neighbour Pompeii, the town was perfectly preserved by a metres-thick layer of volcanic ash which, in the case of Herculaneum, was then covered in a lava flow which turned to stone, preserving even organic remains. Multi-storeyed buildings, frescoes, papyri, and skeletal remains are just some of the excavated material which has helped archaeologists and historians piece together the daily life of a 1st-century CE Roman town. Herculaneum is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
