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A two-storey building at Herculaneum. The town was buried under ash and lava following th eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is very rare for upper stories of Roman buildings with their wooden elements to survive.
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Brown, E. (2019, October 08). Two-storey Building, Herculaneum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/
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Brown, Elliot. "Two-storey Building, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, October 08, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/.
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Brown, Elliot. "Two-storey Building, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Oct 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/.
