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Mt Vesuvius has not erupted in a long while. But you cn see all the distruction it caused the last time!
Written Sep 10, 2002
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This is a warning... or at least it was a warning in ancient Roman times. This here happens to be the oldest eample ever found of a "Beware of the Dog" sign.
Updated Sep 10, 2002
The Ruins of the Roman Resort Town
I visited Herculaneum as a side-trip from Pompeii (which was a side trip from Sorrento). I enjoyed my visit to Herculaneum more than my visit to Pompeii, because there were fewer crowds and there was...
On the same day I visited Pompeii, I also went to Ercolano. Ercolano (or also called Herculaneum) is quite similar to Pompeii, but not as well known. Herculaneum/Ercolano is located in the city of......
Only part of Herculaneum has been excavated because a modern town sits atop most of it.
Pompeii, the doomed city swallowed by Mount Vesuvius back in the time of ancient Rome.
Herculaneum was buried at the same time as Pompei (79 A.D.), but from a mudslide rather than hot ash and lava, which kept the artifacts and materials much more intact and preserved than at...
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