Herculaneum

settlement · 550 BC – 2100 AD

An ancient Roman town of Campania destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Coordinates: 40.80541, 14.34738
Also known as: Ercolano (it), Ercolano (it), Ercolano (it), Ercolanu, Erkolano, Gerkulanum, Herakleion, Herákleion (grc), Herclanium (la), Herclanivm (la), Hercula, Herculano, Herculanum (fra), Herculà, Herkulana, Herkulanej, Herkulaneum, Herkulano (eus), Herkulanum (pol), Resina (it), Resina (it), Ερκολάνο (ell), Ηράκλειο Καμπανίας (ell), Геркуланум (ru), Херкуланеум (srp), Հերկուլանում, הרקולנאום (heb), ჰერკულანუმი, Ἡράκλειον (-89BC), Ἡράκλειον (grc), 赫库兰尼姆古城 (zho)
Dating: attested

Sources

Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)