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title: Two-storey Building, Herculaneum
author: Elliot Brown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Two-storey Building, Herculaneum

_Authored by Elliot Brown_

## Image File

[![Two-storey Building, Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11313.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11313.jpg)

## Image Caption

A two-storey building at [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) buildings with their wooden elements to survive.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Brown, E. (2019, October 08). Two-storey Building, Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/>
### Chicago
Brown, Elliot. "Two-storey Building, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/>.
### MLA
Brown, Elliot. "Two-storey Building, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11313/two-storey-building-herculaneum/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/7631747584/in/album-72157630711212784/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/7631747584/in/album-72157630711212784/) by [**Elliot Brown**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/7631747584/in/album-72157630711212784/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.