View of Herculaneum from the Seafront towards Vesuvius

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Carole Raddato
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published on 20 January 2020
View of Herculaneum from the Seafront towards Vesuvius Download Full Size Image

Herculaneum, located on the Bay of Naples, was a Roman town which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2020, January 20). View of Herculaneum from the Seafront towards Vesuvius. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11744/view-of-herculaneum-from-the-seafront-towards-vesu/

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Raddato, Carole. "View of Herculaneum from the Seafront towards Vesuvius." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 20, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11744/view-of-herculaneum-from-the-seafront-towards-vesu/.

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Raddato, Carole. "View of Herculaneum from the Seafront towards Vesuvius." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jan 2020. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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