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'''Herculaneum''' was a Roman town buried by the eruption of [[Vesuvius]] in A.D. 79. Modern estimates of Herculaneum's population at the time of its destruction put the number of inhabitants at 4,000–5,000, compared to Pompeii's population of 20,000.<ref>Sigurdsson, Haraldur; Cashdollar, Stanford; and Sparkes, Stephen R. J. (1982). "The Eruption of Vesuvius in A. D. 79: Reconstruction from Historical and Volcanological Evidence", ''American Journal of Archaeology'', vol. 86, no. 1, p. 39.</ref> Since 1997, the town has been part the UNESCO's World Heritage Site 'Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata'.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/829 Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata], UNESCO. Accessed 16 October 2012.</ref> | '''Herculaneum''' was a Roman town buried by the eruption of [[Vesuvius]] in A.D. 79. Modern estimates of Herculaneum's population at the time of its destruction put the number of inhabitants at 4,000–5,000, compared to Pompeii's population of 20,000.<ref>Sigurdsson, Haraldur; Cashdollar, Stanford; and Sparkes, Stephen R. J. (1982). "The Eruption of Vesuvius in A. D. 79: Reconstruction from Historical and Volcanological Evidence", ''American Journal of Archaeology'', vol. 86, no. 1, p. 39.</ref> Amongst the ruins of Herculaneum is a building which has become known as the 'Villa of the Ppyri', the only surviving example of a library from Antiquity.<ref>Zarmakoupi, Mantha (2010). ''The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum archaeology, reception, and digital reconstruction''. Berlin & New York: De Gruyter. p. vii. ISBN 9783110215434.</ref> Since 1997, the town has been part the UNESCO's World Heritage Site 'Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata'.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/829 Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata], UNESCO. Accessed 16 October 2012.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:10, 16 October 2012
Herculaneum was a Roman town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Modern estimates of Herculaneum's population at the time of its destruction put the number of inhabitants at 4,000–5,000, compared to Pompeii's population of 20,000.[1] Amongst the ruins of Herculaneum is a building which has become known as the 'Villa of the Ppyri', the only surviving example of a library from Antiquity.[2] Since 1997, the town has been part the UNESCO's World Heritage Site 'Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata'.[3]
- ↑ Sigurdsson, Haraldur; Cashdollar, Stanford; and Sparkes, Stephen R. J. (1982). "The Eruption of Vesuvius in A. D. 79: Reconstruction from Historical and Volcanological Evidence", American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 86, no. 1, p. 39.
- ↑ Zarmakoupi, Mantha (2010). The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum archaeology, reception, and digital reconstruction. Berlin & New York: De Gruyter. p. vii. ISBN 9783110215434.
- ↑ Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, UNESCO. Accessed 16 October 2012.