Herculaneum

[ hur-kyuh-ley-nee-uhm ]

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.

Herculaneum

/ ˌhɜːkjʊˈleɪnɪəm /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• Hercu·lane·an Her·cu·la·nen·sian [hur-ky, uh, -l, uh, -, nen, -sh, uh, n, -see-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

During the height of Mount Vesuvius' eruption, Pliny the Elder sent boats to rescue survivors from the beach at Herculaneum, which lies northwest of Pompeii and almost due west of the volcano.

From Ars Technica

Pliny the Elder was a Roman naturalist and author who also found time to command the imperial fleet in the port city of Misenum, across the Bay of Naples from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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The oldest Roman books of this sort that have been preserved were found in Herculaneum, badly charred and broken.

From Project Gutenberg

Past Herculaneum, now partly unburied, and so to gay Naples, where the sun is breaking out.

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Herculaneum was buried under thirty metres of liquid lava, but Pompeii was buried only roof-high under cinders.

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Herculaneum remains intact and undespoiled, as it was more than eighteen centuries ago.

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Chipping off the baked ashes—in Herculaneum, say—and coming upon the lucid marble of some perfect statue?

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