Herculaneum
E89360
Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town in Italy famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and now preserved as a major archaeological site.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ercolano | 4 |
| Ercolano (municipality) | 1 |
| Herculaneum archaeological site | 1 |
| Vesuvian archaeological area | 1 |
| archaeological site of Herculaneum | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| ancientProvince |
Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italia
|
| archaeologicalSignificance |
exceptional preservation of organic materials
ⓘ
insight into daily life in a Roman seaside town ⓘ |
| burialDate | 24 August 79 AD ⓘ |
| burialYear | 79 AD ⓘ |
| buriedBy | eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromVesuvius | approximately 7 km ⓘ |
| excavationMethod |
open‑air excavation (modern)
ⓘ
tunneling (18th century) ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsBy | Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Italian national monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Campania ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Naples ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Naples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Naples
|
| management | Parco Archeologico di Ercolano ⓘ |
| modernMunicipality |
Herculaneum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ercolano
|
| modernName |
Herculaneum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ercolano (municipality)
|
| modernNameLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles ⓘ |
| notableFind |
carbonized papyri
ⓘ
human skeletons on the ancient shoreline ⓘ wooden furniture ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
House of the Deer
ⓘ
House of the Mosaic Atrium ⓘ Suburban Baths ⓘ Villa of the Papyri ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bay of Naples archaeological area
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
|
| preservationType |
carbonized organic materials
ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ mosaics ⓘ multi‑storey buildings ⓘ |
| primaryDestructionCause | pyroclastic surges ⓘ |
| regionInRomanTimes | Regio I Latium et Campania ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | seaside resort ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 829 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName |
Bay of Naples archaeological area
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ercolano
this entity surface form:
Ercolano
this entity surface form:
Ercolano
this entity surface form:
Ercolano (municipality)
this entity surface form:
Ercolano
this entity surface form:
archaeological site of Herculaneum
this entity surface form:
Vesuvian archaeological area