Posts Tagged ‘herculaneum’

Volcano-blasted Herculaneum Roman Soldier Tells His Ancient Secrets

Archaeologists in Italy are studying the remains of a Roman soldier who was thrust face-first into the sand at Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted on October 24th 79 AD. The presence of this particular Roman soldier suggests hundreds of ancient Romans fleeing the eruption of Vesuvius were only minutes away from being rescued on a […]

Restoring The Roman Retreat Of Herculaneum Beach, Buried By Vesuvius

Herculaneum beach in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on October 24th 79 AD, is to be excavated and restored. When the archaeologists finish, visitors will be able to stroll along Herculaneum beach, as elite Romans once did, before the lethal surge of nature wiped […]

Ancient Paintings in Herculaneum: European Neoclassicism

Some experts believe that the eight volumes of “Pitture antiche di Ercolano e dintorni incise con qualche spiegazione” (literally, “Ancient paintings in Herculaneum and surrounding area, etched with some explanation”), published in Naples by Regia Stamperia between 1757 and 1792, were one of the sources poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller used to compose his famous […]

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