What happened in the 1730s?
🏺 Excavation of Herculaneum Begins (1738): Discovery of the ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Further Reading
- The rediscovery of Pompeii and the other cities of Vesuvius (article) (khanacademy.org)
- Discovery and Excavation - omeka@wellesley.edu (wellesley.edu)
- Herculaneum - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Pompeii - Excavations, Ruins, Archaeology | Britannica (britannica.com)
- Herculaneum from the ad 79 eruption to the medieval period (cambridge.org)
- Herculaneum (Italy):ruins of ancient city,history and photos (around-naples.com)
- Pompeii - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Herculaneum - The Roman Town Buried by Mount Vesuvius (heritagedaily.com)
- Pompeii: Before, During, and After the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (medium.com)
- The History of Herculaneum Excavations - See Pompeii (seepompeii.com)