Herculaneum
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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.
The excavations of Herculaneum
Herculaneum plan showing the ancient site below the modern (1908) town and the 1631 "lava" flow
Small Herculaneum Woman (Dresden)
Insulae numbers of main excavated area
Stabiae
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Stabiae was an ancient city situated near the modern town of Castellammare di Stabia and approximately 4.5 km southwest of Pompeii. Like Pompeii, and being only 16 km from Mount Vesuvius, it was large
Wall painting from Stabiae, 1st century AD
City gate of Stabiae
Milestone found on the cathedral site, 121 AD
Plan of part of the town of Stabiae, (Villa San Marco top right)