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  2. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - Wikipedia

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    The collapse of the edges of these clouds generated the first dilute PDCs, which must have been devastating to Herculaneum, but did not enter Pompeii. Early in the second morning, the grey cloud began to collapse to a greater degree. Two major surges struck and destroyed Pompeii. Herculaneum and all its population no longer existed.

  3. Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    "Secrets of the Dead: Herculaneum Uncovered" [43] is a PBS show covering the archaeological discoveries at Herculaneum. "Out of the Ashes: Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum" [ 44 ] is a KBYU-TV documentary that traces the history of the Herculaneum papyri from the time of the eruption to their discovery in 1752 to modern developments ...

  4. Jupiter (god) - Wikipedia

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    The two gods (with a charm) evoked Jupiter, who was forced to come down to earth at the Aventine (hence named Iuppiter Elicius, according to Ovid). After Numa skilfully avoided the requests of the god for human sacrifices, Jupiter agreed to his request to know how lightning bolts are averted, asking only for the substitutions Numa had mentioned ...

  5. Ancient beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD ...

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    The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is thought to be the site where more than 300 men tried in vain to save themselves from the natural disaster in 79AD while awaiting rescue by a ...

  6. After 2,000 years of mystery, secrets of the Herculaneum ...

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    Found by a farmworker in the 18th century, they are named after the place where they were buried, Herculaneum — an ancient Roman town to the south of Pompei i that was also destroyed by the blast.

  7. Herculaneum papyri - Wikipedia

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    The Library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. Los Angeles: Getty Publications. ISBN 978-0-89236-799-3. Vassallo, Christian (2021). The Presocratics at Herculaneum: A Study of Early Greek Philosophy in the Epicurean Tradition. With an Appendix on Diogenes of Oinoanda's Criticism of Presocratic Philosophy. Studia Praesocratica. Vol. 11. De ...

  8. Pompeii - Wikipedia

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    Pompeii (/ p ɒ m ˈ p eɪ (i)/ ⓘ pom-PAY(-ee); Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

  9. The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    The painting is a monumental canvas 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m) by 8 feet 2 inches (2.5 m) which depicts a view from Stabiae across the Bay of Naples towards the doomed cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. The background is dominated by the apocalyptic scene of the erupting volcano, which casts a red light ...