School children in their colorful native dress go to cultural sights in May
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Grassy area was the seashore of Herculaneum
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Herculaneum (lowest level) destroyed by ash from a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Upper level (above the wall) is the Medieval city. Covered by a fall of ash it charred rather than destroyed wood
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Herculaneum with the Medieval town above
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Warehouses at the shoreline were the last refuges of people escaping the city. Unlike Pompeii, most people escaped, but not all.
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Warehouses at the shoreline were the last refuges of people escaping the city. Unlike Pompeii, most people escaped, but not all.
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Cardo III looking away from the Sea
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Shrine from the House of the Skeleton being restored
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Carved marble plaque inserted in the street side wall of a home
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Garden Niche in the House of the Skeleton
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Dionysus
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Street side fast food spot -Food was kept in earthenware amphoras
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Wash Basin in the Baths
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Neptune Mosaic in the Baths
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Divided shelves for holding bathers' clothing
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Plaque in the Basilica or College of the Augustales
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Fresco of the Welcome of Hercules into heaven with Minerva and Juno - Basilica
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College of the Augustales or Basilica - Municipal goverment center
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Fresco of Hercules with Achelos and Deianera - Basilica
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Original wood charred by the hot volcanic ash
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Decorated Ceiling
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Structures along the Decumanus Massimo
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Wall painting in the House of the two Atriums
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Advertisement for a shop preserved along the Decumanus
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Wall painting in the House of the two Atriums
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Atrium
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Triclinium in the House of the Black Painting
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View to a garden shrine from dining room
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Dining room decoration
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Wall painting in the House of the two Atriums
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Charred shutters
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Carving of Venus on a Fountain
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Second story rooms jutting over the street, still common in Europe