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Herculaneum

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Her·cu·la·ne·um  (hûrky-ln-m)
An ancient city of south-central Italy on the Bay of Naples. A popular resort during Roman times, it was completely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (a.d. 79). Important ruins have been unearthed since the early 1700s.
Herculaneum [ˌhɜːkjʊˈleɪnɪəm]
n
(Placename) an ancient city in SW Italy, of marked Greek character, on the S slope of Vesuvius: buried along with Pompeii by an eruption of the volcano (79 ad). Excavation has uncovered well preserved streets, houses, etc.
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Noun1.HerculaneumHerculaneum - ancient city; now destroyed          
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD


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In various enchanted attitudes, like the standing, or stepping, or running skeletons in Herculaneum, others remained rooted to the deck; but all their eyes upcast.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Rome [by rail], Herculaneum, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Vergil's tomb, and possibly the ruins of Paestum can be visited, as well as the beautiful surroundings of Naples and its charming bay.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He loved the old rumbling and jolting carts, the former track of which he still found in his long-buried remembrance, as the observer of to-day finds the wheel-tracks of ancient vehicles in Herculaneum.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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