| 单词 | Herculaneum |
| 例句 | The excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum sparked a major re-evaluation of the Ancient World and a near mania - among the wealthy and educated of the later eighteenth century - for all things connected with it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z So why did the people of Pompeii end up as statues, when the people of Herculaneum, 5km closer to Vesuvius, were skeletonised, their skulls blown open by their boiling brains? Last night's TV 2013-03-28T07:00:00Z Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed when the volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD79. Intimate Pompeii and the private lives of the royals – the week in art 2013-03-28T16:26:48Z It is not just about Pompeii but also Herculaneum. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z The exhibition, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, closes on 29 September. Pompeii Live to be screened globally 2013-06-11T11:29:26Z The reliefs in the classical Greek style – possibly carved by a Greek artist for a Roman master – were wildly fashionable among the wealthy of Herculaneum and the Roman elite. British Museum reunites Roman marble panels split for 2,000 years 2013-03-10T19:27:13Z The piece was embroidered with garland arches of Chinese interpretation and inspired by the neoclassical fever that followed the exciting excavation of Herculaneum and Pompeii. A trove of rare dresses and textiles is unveiled in Denmark 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The marble statue of Emperor Titus was buried in Herculaneum in A.D. In a prison that once housed Jews, a new museum devoted to Italy’s Jewish experience 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z "If it weren't for their death, nobody would remember the names of Herculaneum and Pompeii today, certainly no tourist would bother setting foot there," Roberts concedes. British Museum to showcase relics from Pompeii and Herculaneum 2013-02-24T15:21:57Z A hot ticket … frescoes at the British Museum's Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition. Intimate Pompeii and the private lives of the royals – the week in art 2013-03-28T16:26:48Z The little cradle from Herculaneum still sways on its charred rockers. British Museum to showcase relics from Pompeii and Herculaneum 2013-02-24T15:21:57Z This evening, crowds will gather at cinemas all over Britain to watch Pompeii Live, a cinecast of the British Museum's magnificent exhibition about ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum. Look and learn: live art screenings, a new global phenomenon 2013-06-18T15:03:00Z The exhibition reveals that Pompeii and Herculaneum were less stereotypically "Roman" places than we might think. Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life 2013-03-26T16:25:11Z Pan and a she-goat, a sculpture from Herculaneum. The shock of the old: what the sculpture of Pan reveals about sex and the Romans 2013-03-23T16:49:06Z “Pompeii is spectacular; Herculaneum more real,” said Judy Lawrence of England, who visited both sites this summer. Herculaneum’s Ruins Are Revived by Philanthropy 2012-11-15T00:58:11Z Giorgio Torraca at a remnant of a first century Roman wall painting at Herculaneum in Italy where he was aiding a project run by the British School at Rome. Giorgio Torraca obituary 2010-10-20T17:13:00Z Some were excavated starting in the 1700s from sites such as Herculaneum in Italy, which perished along with Pompeii in the eruption of Mt. The paradox of 'Power and Pathos' at the Getty: Disasters rescued these ancient bronzes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Take the media interest this month when it was revealed that the British Museum's exhibition, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, is to include a "parental guidance" notice. The shock of the old: what the sculpture of Pan reveals about sex and the Romans 2013-03-23T16:49:06Z The reason Pompeii and Herculaneum fascinate is not just the preservation of an entire world in a moment of mass extinction, but the uncanny way that world reflects our own. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z The fresco was looted in 1995 from a Roman villa in the ruins of Herculaneum, near Naples, officials said. Michael Steinhardt, Billionaire, Surrenders $70 Million in Stolen Relics 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Photograph: Murdo Macleod At the British Museum in London is a massive exhibition from Pompeii and Herculaneum – cities near Naples in Italy that were overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption in AD79. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z "My sister is a geologist," Jane Thompson, an English archaeologist and director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project, said. British Museum to showcase relics from Pompeii and Herculaneum 2013-02-24T15:21:57Z "Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum," which opens Thursday and runs to Sept. Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life 2013-03-26T16:25:11Z Those closer to the blast, in Pompeii or Herculaneum, died hunched in the same positions in which excavators found them centuries later. Elaborate Ancient Shrine is Excavated From the Ashes of Pompeii 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Two-thirds of Herculaneum and a third of Pompeii remain buried. Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life 2013-03-26T16:25:11Z Soon, some equally seductive art will be on show in the museum's old Reading Room, when ancient Roman paintings form part of the eagerly anticipated blockbuster Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Dig it: is archaeology the new art? 2013-03-07T16:36:27Z "Pompeii and Herculaneum were ordinary towns, but it was an extraordinary disaster," said Vanessa Baldwin, assistant curator of the exhibition. Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life 2013-03-26T16:25:11Z ‘The locations tell the story’ … filming in Herculaneum. Mary Beard: So much for TV dumbing down 2013-07-13T08:01:02Z The opera is set in the Roman town of Herculaneum. CD reviews: Exhuming an operatic ‘Herculanum.’ 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The film of the exhibition, Pompeii and Herculaneum Live, will be shown in more than 1,000 venues in 51 countries later this summer. British Museum has best spring ever 2013-06-25T17:11:15Z They were among numerous complete skeletons discovered in 1982 on the seashore of the city of Herculaneum, four miles north of Pompeii and destroyed the same day. Pompeii exhibit in NYC shines light on buried city 2011-03-04T15:42:09Z The ruins of Pompeii became a marble quarry, but Herculaneum was only rediscovered by two men digging a well in 1720. British Museum to showcase relics from Pompeii and Herculaneum 2013-02-24T15:21:57Z Mark Jones Historically, Pompeii got all the attention after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, but a recent find in the Roman town of Herculaneum 10 miles away is throwing new light on events. TV highlights 01/04/2013 2013-04-01T05:59:02Z He sits on the board that oversees the project and last year became an honorary citizen of the modern city of Herculaneum. Herculaneum’s Ruins Are Revived by Philanthropy 2012-11-15T00:58:11Z Life and death Pompeii and Herculaneum British Museum, Starts 28 MarchUntil 29 September The ash that buried Pompeii preserved its people. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z A much smaller city than Pompeii, Herculaneum’s ruins are more dense and better preserved because they were buried in a much deeper mass of ash, which deterred thieves. Ancient Roman home reopens in Herculaneum after 36-year wait 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition is on course to become the British Museum's third most successful show ever. British Museum has best spring ever 2013-06-25T17:11:15Z The artist, never slow to eye a commercial opportunity, aimed to match the success of that tour with his own solo exhibition in London, where "The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum" was the centerpiece. John Martin, "master of apocalypse," gets rare show 2011-09-19T15:59:40Z It features objects recovered from the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, both wiped out by Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Pompeii Live to be screened globally 2013-06-11T11:29:26Z Art links past and present … Preparations for the the British Museum's Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition. Dig it: is archaeology the new art? 2013-03-07T16:36:27Z In 1822, he painted “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum,” and interestingly, did not use this theme as a pretext for depicting extravagant architecture. Art Review: John Martin's Greatness and High Kitsch 2011-09-30T11:30:09Z They bonded over hikes to the top of Mount Vesuvius and along the famed Path of the Gods, during excursions to Naples, Capri and Amalfi, and to the ancient city of Herculaneum. Traveling solo, but not alone, on Italy’s Amalfi Coast 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Jenny wanders through Naples, or sits in Gioconda's apartment, or visits Herculaneum and Rome. The Lost Man Booker prize 2010-04-01T07:00:00Z Also mentioned are the anonymous inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum who suffocated under the ash of Mount Vesuvius. What did Marcus Aurelius believe? 'Meditations' has the answers. 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Roughly 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Unfurling the scrolls, recovered from a ruined library in the ancient town of Herculaneum, would almost certainly destroy them. News at a glance: An asteroid’s organic clues, China’s ethics rules, and collecting African genomes 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z By contrast, the Herculaneum library contains works not known from any other sources, direct from the authors. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Vesuvius is known around the world for having destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum when it erupted in 79 AD. A string of volcanic tremors raises fears of mass evacuations in Italy 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z He notes that the study claiming instantaneous death analyzed remains from the neighboring town of Herculaneum, which was also destroyed in the 79 C.E. eruption. How did Pompeii’s victims really die? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Now a group of scientists is working to decode one of the great mysteries of that time – the scrolls of Herculaneum. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z A recent study of the skeletons of some of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius offered insights into the dietary habits of the ancient inhabitants of Herculaneum, a town 10 miles north of Pompeii. A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The ink on the older Herculaneum scrolls is carbon-based, essentially charcoal and water, with the same density in scans as the papyrus it sits on, so it doesn’t show up at all. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mount Vesuvius, Europe’s only active volcano, is most famous for the famous eruption that covered the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash. Italian officials taking precautions to protect Mount Vesuvius from celebrating Napoli soccer fans 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The items, which U.S. authorities handed over to Italian counterparts in September, include "The Marble Head of Athena," worth an estimated $3 million, and a fresco stolen from Herculaneum, an ancient Roman city near Pompeii. Italy welcomes home looted ancient artworks from the U.S. 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z In 1752, workers digging in Herculaneum uncovered a home that had belonged to a rich person. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Its index figure taps at her temple to evoke the Classical pose of the goddess of Arcadia in a famous Roman fresco from Herculaneum. Review: Picasso season arrives in L.A. with two smashing museum shows 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z To prove it, he trained an artificial neural network to read letters in X-ray images of opened Herculaneum fragments. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Take, for example, a statue known as the “Small Herculaneum Woman,” a graceful figure whose gesture of wrapping a mantle around her torso evokes an elegant sense of sway and motion. Review | What if the ancient Greeks and Romans actually had terrible taste? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius, located near Naples, Italy, violently erupted sending a pyroclastic flow over the Roman countryside, including the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z But the scrolls from Herculaneum are much harder. Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z She noted that what experts know about Roman-era painting comes primarily from the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii near Naples, which were destroyed and their remains preserved under layers of volcanic materials when Mt. Ancient home, prayer room open at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The word “purple” has not yet been read in the opened Herculaneum scrolls. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The Getty Villa in Malibu is modeled on a villa buried by the volcanic lava flows that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum 200 centuries ago. Getty, Bradbury, Marmont, Lummis: The people behind the famous L.A. buildings 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In 2000, Mr. Almagià was stopped at Kennedy Airport with two frescoes stolen from the Roman town of Herculaneum, the papers said. A Trove of Artifacts Officials Call ‘Stolen’ Are Returned to Italy 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z His are the first human remains uncovered in Herculaneum in about 25 years, an unexpected find that promises to yield new insights into ancient Roman civilization, frozen in time by the volcano’s fury. Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Almost 2000 years ago, a volcanic eruption buried the seaside Roman town of Herculaneum in the same rush of hot ash and gas that decimated Pompeii. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Hundreds of scrolls were buried by Mount Vesuvius in October AD 79, when the eruption left Herculaneum under 20 metres of volcanic ash. AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The skeleton, originally thought to be an ordinary soldier, was among some 300 found at Herculaneum in the 1980s. Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Scientists were also able to glean precious new information on gastronomic habits in the town dating from the eruption, which engulfed Pompeii and the neighbouring town of Herculaneum. Exceptionally well-preserved snack bar unearthed in Pompeii 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z “For instance, we are studying the DNA of these people. We will tell the story of these people. Herculaneum is an open book.” Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z In 79 C.E., in a desperate attempt to escape the impact of the Mount Vesuvius eruption, the people of Herculaneum huddled in boathouses along the town’s waterfront, situated on the west coast of central Italy. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The department noted that football teams at Herculaneum High School and Jefferson R7 High School in Jefferson County are under quarantine after several members of the Herculaneum team tested positive for coronavirus. St. Louis County health officials defend sports ban 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Herculaneum and the nearby city of Pompeii were engulfed by the eruption. Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The second study examined a man found in the Collegium Augustalium, a building on the main street of Herculaneum, some distance from the seaside. Brains Turned to Glass? Suffocated in Boathouses? Vesuvius Victims Get New Look 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Like Pompeii, its more famous neighbor about eight miles to the southeast, Herculaneum has for centuries been a tangible reminder of the fragility of life and human endeavor. Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z In previous work, scientists analyzed the collagen in those bones to conclude that men at Herculaneum had a more diverse diet than women. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Some think fractured skulls are a result of falling debris, and others now say that the volcano victims in Herculaneum were “baked” through longer exposure to heat, The Post’s Michael E. Ruane reported. Mount Vesuvius eruption was so hot it turned one victim’s brain into glass, researchers say 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The town of Herculaneum was buried by volcanic matter, entombing some of its residents. Vesuvius eruption 'turned man's brain to glass' 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Thompson and his colleagues analyzed rib samples from more than 150 skeletons in the Herculaneum boat houses. Studies reveal gruesome last moments of Pompeii volcano’s victims 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Petrone said that while new finds at Herculaneum were important from an archaeological, anthropological and historical point of view, the volcanological aspects were equally significant. Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Thanks to the remains of plants and animals found at the site, archaeologists know the people of Herculaneum ate grains such as wheat and millet. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The researchers say he was killed in the volcano’s first pyroclastic surge, which made the town reach temperatures of 968 degrees Fahrenheit, but wasn’t buried until later waves of crushed volcanic rock flowed through Herculaneum. Mount Vesuvius eruption was so hot it turned one victim’s brain into glass, researchers say 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, notes that a victim from the Vesuvius explosion was discovered in the 1960s at the Collegium Augustalium in Herculaneum. Pompeii shocker: Vitrified brains from volcano victim discovered 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z But Petrone argues that some bodies elsewhere at Herculaneum do show signs of dramatic thermal trauma. Studies reveal gruesome last moments of Pompeii volcano’s victims 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z “We have a multidisciplinary team working on the site, made up of many specialists that together contribute to better understanding what we find,” said Francesco Sirano, the director of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum. Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The analysis held some shocks: People at Herculaneum ate a lot of seafood, especially compared with humans in the Mediterranean region today. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The image was fairly common in homes in Pompeii and the nearby Herculaneum, which were both destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. Erotic fresco depicting Greek myth unveiled in Pompeii 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In a statement, the Herculaneum Archaeological Park describes the house of the bicentennial as “a jewel of ancient domestic life.” Palatial Roman home buried in ash from Mount Vesuvius reveals its riches 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Excavations of Herculaneum in the 1980s and ’90s uncovered the remains of more than 300 people killed by the volcano, mostly in a dozen stone structures next to the town’s beach where boats were stored. Studies reveal gruesome last moments of Pompeii volcano’s victims 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z An ancient Roman house has reopened to the public in the archaeological park of Herculaneum, the town near Naples buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. 'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z It made up at least 12% of calories consumed at Herculaneum, and perhaps much more. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “The library at Herculaneum was the only library that survived from antiquity, and because of that the material inside is extremely valuable,” said Brent Seales, professor of computer science at the university. Scientists use powerful light beams to virtually unwrap, decipher 2 scrolls from Roman library 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Previous studies used different imaging techniques to decipher the dark ink on the front sides of the blackened papyri from Herculaneum. Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “A new historical work by Seneca the Elder was discovered among the unidentified Herculaneum papyri only last year, thus showing what uncontemplated rarities remain to be discovered there,” he said, Ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius could be read once again 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Franceschini said money would continue to be invested in both Herculaneum and Pompeii. 'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The women of Herculaneum also ate fewer grains and cereals than did the men. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “The library at Herculaneum was the only library that survived from antiquity and because of that the material inside is extremely valuable,” said Brent Seales, professor of computer science at Kentucky University. Light brighter than the sun to virtually decipher ancient scrolls 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z In the years after their discovery, many of the Herculaneum scrolls were damaged in failed attempts to unroll the scorched papyrus. Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z When deposits were re-investigated in the 1980s, they revolutionized archaeological reconstructions of social conditions in Pompeii and in nearby Herculaneum. Preserve Mount Vesuvius history in digging out Pompeii’s 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z “Research is being done at Herculaneum, services have improved and it is a wonderfully attractive place,” he added. 'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Herculaneum’s men, meanwhile, seemed to down more fish and shellfish. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Together with Pompeii, Herculaneum was the most significant of more than half a dozen ancient Roman resort towns along the Bay of Naples. Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Ranocchia and his team set up a mobile laboratory in the Italian national library in Naples, where many of the scrolls from Herculaneum are now stored. Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z In a paper published earlier this year, Seales and his team wrote that Herculaneum papyri “represent a perfect storm of challenges for the virtual unwrapping process.” How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z “What has been happening at the brightest spot, Pompeii, in recent years has also happened at Herculaneum and we will continue to invest.” 'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The scientists acknowledge that the Herculaneum diet may not be representative of ancient Rome as a whole. Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But Herculaneum Police Chief Mark Tulgetske says cemetery records were wrong so they weren’t able to find the body. Authorities continue search for missing woman after 40 years 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The eruption destroyed the bustling city of Pompeii and its sister city of Herculaneum, burying hundreds of people and animals in ash which preserved their remains. Petrified horse remains found in stable near Pompeii 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z A few Herculaneum scrolls, discovered in 1752, are scattered at other sites across Europe. How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z There is still a significant portion of Herculaneum, which attracts 500,000 visitors a year compared with Pompeii’s 4 million, that needs to be excavated. 'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The figure of Leda being impregnated by the god in swan form was a fairly common home decoration theme in Pompeii and Herculaneum, another town destroyed in A.D. Stunning ‘sensual’ goddess fresco discovered in Pompeii 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z When the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were first excavated, in the mid-eighteenth century, Winckelmann saw some of their artifacts in Naples, and noticed color on them. The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The researchers investigated the skeletal remains of those killed in Herculaneum, a town located four miles away from the volcano. Mount Vesuvius caused victims' heads to explode, blood to boil: study 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “Europe will not be buried by ashes, like Pompeii or Herculaneum, but Europe is in decline,” he told the German publication Der Spiegel in 2013. Walter Laqueur, eminent scholar who probed the 20th century, dies at 97 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The collection of frescoes and ceramics of Pompeii and Herculaneum was started by Empress Teresa Cristina, who financed numerous archaeological excavations in Italy. A Museum Fire, an Assassination Attempt, and Brazil’s Implosion 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The pursuit began Friday afternoon in the Jefferson County town of Herculaneum when police tried to pull over an SUV. Suspect dead after firing shot at police during pursuit 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The eruption of Vesuvius, in Italy, in 79 AD produced a powerful pyroclastic flow, burying the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a thick blanket of ash. Guatemala searches for volcano missing 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z In addition to Pompeii, which was buried, Herculaneum "was suddenly hit and overwhelmed by volcanic ash avalanches that killed all its remaining residents," the study notes. Mount Vesuvius caused victims' heads to explode, blood to boil: study 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Kept in a strongroom with four papyrus scrolls from Herculaneum, the material is tested before and after display and shown in the same womb-like darkness that wraps the Book of Kells in Dublin. How Tolkien created Middle-earth 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Pompeii and Herculaneum, for example, were wrecked by the eruption of Vesuvius, their inhabitants suffocated or burned by the gases and buried and preserved by the ash that belched from its craters. Review | The dire future that awaits San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Seattle 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z It is best known for the eruption in AD79 that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Satellite Eye on Earth: November and December 2017 - in pictures 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Her work was done in partnership with the Herculaneum Conservation Project, which is working to restore the region's lost history. Captivating New Look at Ancient Painting Buried by Volcano 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Besides those recovered from Ein Gedi, there is, for example, the trove found in the library of a villa in Herculaneum, a Roman town that was destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. Burnt offering 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Owner Justin Hulsey, a National Guard veteran from Herculaneum, Missouri, outfitted a 22-foot-long vehicle with armor and security cameras, and hired guards to surround it when the vehicle is parked in public. Gun storage truck to park near Cardinals games 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The excavation of that and a second ancient shop started in May near a necropolis in the Herculaneum port area. Skeletons and Coins Found at Pompeii Dig 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “Our sticky Walbrook mud is like the ash of Pompeii or the lava of Herculaneum” — Roman towns in Italy preserved by volcanic eruptions. Oldest handwritten record ever found in Britain is revealed — and it’s an IOU 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Found in the small town of Herculaneum was a small, circular image of a woman's face. Captivating New Look at Ancient Painting Buried by Volcano 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “Our sticky Walbrook mud is like the ash of Pompeii or the lava of Herculaneum” - Roman towns in Italy preserved by volcanic eruptions. 2,000-year-old handwritten documents found in London mud 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Rowan was surprised by the quality and variability of the foods in the Herculaneum sewer, especially because it was connected to an apartment complex that housed a large number of mostly poorer people. The secret history of ancient toilets 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were ancient Roman towns. Skeletons and Coins Found at Pompeii Dig 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Pompeii and Herculaneum were both buried by Mt. These beautiful volcanic eruptions will blow your mind 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Herculaneum suffered a fate similar to that of Pompeii when life was brought to a standstill when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Captivating New Look at Ancient Painting Buried by Volcano 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the resort town of Herculaneum in ash along with its larger neighbour, Pompeii. Ancient scrolls give up their secrets - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z But the evidence from Herculaneum shows that people across the class spectrum were eating dozens of different types of food, most commonly figs, eggs, olives, grapes and shellfish. The secret history of ancient toilets 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z In Jefferson County, children in Herculaneum are required to be tested because of contamination from a lead smelter. St. Louis’ lead problem isn’t in tap water, but old paint 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z There’s a lead crisis for children in Baltimore, Maryland, Herculaneum, Missouri, Sebring, Ohio, and even the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., and that’s just to begin a list. Too many Flints to count: America’s infrastructure is rotting — and poisoning our children 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Paul Roberts is himself a recent acquisition at the Ashmolean, poached from the British Museum where he created one of the most successful exhibitions in its recent history, on Pompeii and Herculaneum in 2013. 'Heaven and hell are just one breath away!' Warhol's eerie last work revealed 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The Herculaneum scrolls were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 and are charred and fragile. Ancient scrolls give up their secrets - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z For centuries, it was believed that most of the residents of Herculaneum had escaped. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z This villa was the model for the Getty Villa main building, which means the building is a replica of a Herculaneum villa. That villa was Herculaneum, not Roman 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z An AD 1st century bust of Pyrrhus from Villa of the Papyri in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Greece's debt crisis explained, in mythological terms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Vesuvius in 79 A.D. that destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Forget the rain, beer drinkers line-up for signature brew in Santa Rosa 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The library was in Herculaneum which, like Pompeii, was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Secrets of ancient scrolls unlocked 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z At some point during the Roman takeover of Athens, Philodemus is believed to have moved to Herculaneum, bringing his library with him. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Hundreds of carbonised papyrus rolls were excavated from the ‘Villa of the Papyri’ in Herculaneum in 1754, said to contain the only surviving library from antiquity. Ancient Scrolls, Burned in Vesuvius Volcano Eruption, Deciphered By Advanced X-ray Scans 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z A 1st century BC relief found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum depicts Achilles, second from right, scraping the spear that hurt Telephus into the wound to heal it. Greece's debt crisis explained, in mythological terms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Along with its sister city Pompeii, Herculaneum was buried by the eruption. Ancient scrolls charred in Vesuvius eruption come to life 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The resort town of Herculaneum, sometimes called "the other Pompeii", was similarly buried in ash by Vesuvius. X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z In 2007, he was on a family holiday in Capri at the same time that a conference of Herculaneum papyrologists was being held at his hotel. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z In 1997, excavations revealed more rooms at the villa in Herculaneum, hinting that more scrolls might be found. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The scroll is among hundreds retrieved from the remains of a lavish villa at Herculaneum, which along with Pompeii was one of several Roman towns that were destroyed when Mt. X-rays unlock secrets of ancient scrolls buried by volcano 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The library is that of a villa in Herculaneum, a town that was destroyed in A.D. Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z A few kilometres down the road from Pompeii, the site of Herculaneum, which was buried by the same volcanic eruption in ad 79, is faring better than its more famous sibling. A parlous state 2014-03-26T18:20:03.559Z From the wreck of Herculaneum lore, we’ve created a body of systematic, scientific work.” The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Delattre compared the handwriting to that in other Herculaneum scrolls, and found a match with a scribe writing in the first century bc. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The Italian authorities are reluctant to permit further excavation, arguing that this would be disruptive for residents of the modern town of Ercolano, built literally on top of Herculaneum. Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum 2013-12-20T01:06:52Z The Mocella team’s work is the second recent advance in reading the Herculaneum scrolls. Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z True, the exposed site is much smaller, but with a high number of multi-storey buildings and a lot of preserved organic matter, Herculaneum presents unique challenges. A parlous state 2014-03-26T18:20:03.559Z The papyrus scrolls of Herculaneum, which were discovered in 1752, have long fascinated and frustrated lovers of antiquity. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Inside the Herculaneum scrolls, the inked letters are raised some 0.1 millimetres above the surface of the papyrus. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z This volcano famously erupted in AD79 and killed thousands of people in the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pictures: The best space pictures of 2013 2013-12-10T13:14:10Z In 2009, Brent Seales, a computer scientist at the University of Kentucky, succeeded in delineating the physical structure of a Herculaneum scroll by X-ray-computed tomography, a process similar to a CT scan. Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The app features interviews with experts, photos of the exhibits, and an interactive timeline which takes you through the story of life in Pompeii and Herculaneum before and after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. App Pompeii - Museums on your phone 2013-04-18T12:54:12Z In 1709, more than sixteen centuries after the eruption, workmen digging a well in the town of Resina hit the upper tier of Herculaneum’s ancient theatre, a structure that once seated twenty-five hundred. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79 obliterated the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. X-rays reveal words in Vesuvius-baked scrolls 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Herculaneum is much smaller than Pompeii but much better preserved. Pompeii is hottest ticket for British tourists fired up by new shows 2013-04-13T13:44:35Z Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum will open on 28 March and run until 29 September, 2013. British Museum to show Roman life 2012-09-20T11:38:00Z In the nearby village of Herculaneum 328 bodies, in Pompeii the known bodies until 2002 are 1.150, not considering some hundred bodies discovered earlier but later buried again or lost forever. Geology Scene Investigation: Death by Volcanic Fire 2012-05-03T14:45:06.967Z It said, in French, “Box containing the remains of papyrus from Herculaneum”—the Roman town destroyed, along with its larger neighbor, Pompeii, in the eruption of Mt. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Discovery of one of his treatises at Herculaneum, 205, note Epidemics, theological notions respecting, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Herculaneum, a wealthy seaside town, was buried by mud and ash. Pompeii is hottest ticket for British tourists fired up by new shows 2013-04-13T13:44:35Z The mural paintings at Herculaneum and Pompeii are distinguished by grace of representation, as also by a pronounced sense for perspective and correct illumination, yet they are not at all scrupulous in construction. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z It was the accidental calamity that befel Herculaneum and Pompeii that stocked the museum in Naples. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The Herculaneum papyri survived only because all the moisture was seared out of them—uncharred papyrus scrolls in non-desert climates have long since rotted away. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z In the streets of Herculaneum you may see the ruts made more than two thousand years ago. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The British Museum began promoting its exhibition, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, in September last year. Pompeii is hottest ticket for British tourists fired up by new shows 2013-04-13T13:44:35Z The name of Herculaneum, which for some time remained attached to the site of the disaster, is mentioned in the later itineraries; but in the course of the middle ages all recollection of it perished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Archaeological excavations of ancient cities, such as the magnificently preserved ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, bring to life our distant past. Urban Illusions 2012-04-09T22:45:00.233Z Herculaneum was situated on the southwestern flank of Vesuvius, closer to the volcano than Pompeii, to the southeast, and it was destroyed in a different way. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Three young friends, who had under-taken an Italian tour together last year, visited the Studii Museum at Naples, where the various antique objects exhumed from the ashes of Pompeii and Herculaneum have been collected. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z In Herculaneum, you get the fine detail of Roman life. Pompeii is hottest ticket for British tourists fired up by new shows 2013-04-13T13:44:35Z The digging of a well in 1708 let daylight into the amphitheatre of Herculaneum, and caused some languid exploration, which had small results. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z It is sometimes said that Herculaneum was destroyed by lava—the guides use the word to this day. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Buried four times deeper than Pompeii, Herculaneum was forgotten. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z If those cities were destroyed sensible people believe the phenomenon was as natural as the destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The lava of freedom long buried beneath a mountain of wrong and injustice at last burst forth, overwhelming the Pompeii and Herculaneum of priestcraft and tyranny. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z In 1775, he visited Naples, studied the works of art in that city, and examined the excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z At Herculaneum all that is most interesting lies underground, and nearly all is still invisible. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The scrolls, together with the bronze statues, and the opportunity to descend into the theatre of Herculaneum, were the reason that Naples became a stop on the eighteenth-century gentleman’s Grand Tour. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The walls of the chief room are exquisitely painted by the first artists from the designs found in Herculaneum and Pompeii, but selected with great taste by Lola Montez. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Herculaneum, an object of intense interest to the young poet and antiquary, had been discovered the year before. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Herculaneum lies buried a hundred feet deep beneath the modern city of Portici; and beneath Herculaneum, a city still more ancient has been discovered, whose name and history are entirely unknown. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z It is there and not to Herculaneum that the traveller goes to see the results of excavation. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Paderni was a painter and copyist from Rome, who had come to Herculaneum to reproduce some of the villa’s wall paintings. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Suppose we had given the inhabitants of Herculaneum or Pompeii or St. Pierre timely counsel to abandon their homes and settle beyond the reach of eruption. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z At any moment this globe may become one vast Vesuvius, and all its cities Herculaneums and Pompeiis. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z And, in fact, are not the figures in Dante's Divine Comedy or in the paintings of Raphael just as plastic as those in Virgil or on the walls of Herculaneum? The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z But what, then, was the library doing in this splendid and costly villa at Herculaneum? Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z But no one had ever done a 3-D scan on an ancient Herculaneum papyrus scroll before. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Pliny perished in the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The cross mark was first adopted by the Greeks and Romans to facilitate the division of the cake into four equal parts; and two such cross-marked cakes were found in the ruins of Herculaneum. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Caroline Lawrence, archaeologist turned children's author, and Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, director of the Herculaneum Conservation project and master of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge, debate the future of Pompeii. AUDIO: Should Pompeii have a theme-park? 2011-07-26T09:00:02Z But at Herculaneum was found a Medea who is terrible indeed, wild-eyed and murderous, such a figure as none but the greatest artist could conceive and few copyists could reproduce. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The general style is very properly borrowed from the Greek decorations at Herculaneum and Pompeii; not servilely copied, but varied with an exhaustless prodigality of fancy and invention, and applied with exquisite taste. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z Passing the Platten creek, the prominence called Cornice Rock, and the promontory of Joachim creek, an ascent of five miles brought us to the town of Herculaneum. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The fine horizontal line is, however, slightly produced on both sides in such early documents as the papyri of Hyperides and Herculaneum, and in the Cotton Genesis, as well as in Cod. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z A street in Pompeii which, like Herculaneum, was covered by a volcanic eruption in 79AD This unprecedented insight into the diet and health of ancient Romans showed that they ate a lot of vegetables. Sewer yields Roman diet secrets 2011-06-15T14:25:14Z It was perfectly well known that Herculaneum lay buried underneath Portici or Resina, and the prince began excavating of set purpose. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z One sees," he added, hastily, "the risen Herculaneum, but one dwells overhead in the blooming Portici. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z The western banks of the Mississippi, between St. Genevieve and Herculaneum, present a mural front to this district, in a series of elevated perpendicular cliffs of compact limestone. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Even now, if the lyrics of Sappho and Alcæus were recovered from some Egyptian tomb or from the charred rolls of Herculaneum, it might have a disastrous effect on the popularity of Horace. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z This unconventional journey into the past took the team down into an ancient sewer below the town of Herculaneum. Sewer yields Roman diet secrets 2011-06-15T14:25:14Z Herculaneum was destroyed by fragments of pumice stone and ashes, scarcely distinguishable from those which one may see raked away from the half-uncovered walls of some new house at Pompeii. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The same evening he was invited by the Princess to see the engravings of Herculaneum, which had come by the same post with Chariton's letter. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z It is again disclosed on the Platten creek, and in the elevations west of the Joachim creek, called Fort Rock, and in the white sand-caves near Herculaneum. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z He stated that he had examined some of the skeletons which had been dug out of the ruins of Herculaneum. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Four hundred volumes of papyrus, recovered from Herculaneum, related chiefly to music, rhetoric, and cookery. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z No eye has seen Herculaneum from that day to this. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z "I, too, sister?" said he; "I meant to stay a month, and here is the visit of Vesuvius, Herculaneum, and Naples crowded into a few days." Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Nearly all the lead smelted at the Missouri mines is transported in carts and wagons from the interior to St. Genevieve and Herculaneum. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The lava which covered it became in time fit for vegetation, plants grew there, a new soil was formed, and a new town called Portici was built over the place where Herculaneum formerly stood. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z These biscuit, my boy, as I stated last week, were discovered amid the ruins of Herculaneum, and were at first taken for meteoric stones. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Herculaneum as it lies to-day, awaiting its turn for excavation, creates in one respect an impression which Pompeii excites in a far less degree. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Has the sublime pedestal of the thunder-god beside me agitated me so much, or do I think too vividly of the hollow, dead Herculaneum under me, where one city is one coffin? Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z All the lead smelted at these mines is transported in carts and wagons to the banks of the Mississippi, and deposited for shipment at Herculaneum or St. Genevieve. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Signor Camillo, the artist employed by Mr. Lee to copy some of the antique ornaments in Herculaneum, was a liberal-minded man, perfectly free from that mean jealousy which would repress the efforts of rising genius. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z When at Naples, Mr. Peale of course visited the buried towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and has described them with much minuteness, so as convey a very distinct impression of their present state. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z This will be better understood by considering what has been written by Signor Comparetti and Signor de Petra concerning a single villa of Herculaneum, now, alas! buried up once more in darkness. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The Prince sat upright in his sick-bed, with peevish face, before drawings of Herculaneum, and was letting himself be informed on the subject by Bouverot. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Recruited in spirits by this meal, and by the opening of a fine, clear day, we pursued our way, without further misadventure, about eighteen miles, and landed at Herculaneum. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z See Wylie, Henry Herculaneum, a piece of, 83 “Here all the summer could I stay,” etc., Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Commissioned by his king, he made some researches on Herculaneum manuscripts. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z So much the greater, then, was the joy when the news ran round Europe that a library, formed in the best age of Latin literature, was discovered at Herculaneum. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z His Portici was gloriously built up on the buried Herculaneum of his past. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Herculaneum may be considered the depôt for the lead of Mine Shibboleth, Richwoods, Bellefontaine, a portion of the lead of Mine à Burton and Potosi, and a few other mines in that neighbourhood. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z As much may be inferred from the exact resemblance of this matter, or tufa, which immediately covers Herculaneum, to all the tufas of which the high grounds of Naples and its neighbourhood are composed. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z When we visit Pompeii and Herculaneum, we are thrilled to notice the ruts made by the wheels of chariots centuries ago. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Throughout the last eighteen hundred years a destruction like to that which befell the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii has been overtaking hamlets and buildings of less note. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z As Wedgwood had christened his settlement Etruria they called theirs Herculaneum. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z It is worth four dollars and fifty cents on the banks of the Mississippi, at St. Genevieve and Herculaneum, and is quoted at seven dollars in Philadelphia. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The cells of the convent abovementioned are cut out of the mountain itself; and there you see plainly that its composition no way differs from the matter that covers Herculaneum, and forms the Monte Nuovo. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z Where one city has been destroyed by lava, like Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiæ, twenty have been shaken down by the rocking and heaving of earthquakes. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Such was the end of Herculaneum, by ashes, not by lava. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z About 1800 the production of porcelain was commenced, the mark used being “Herculaneum,” or “Herculaneum Pottery.” The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z All the inhabitants have fled, leaving their lares and penates just as the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum sought to flee when the lava came down on them. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z I lives here in Herculaneum and am 74 years old. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z The first is from the bronzes found at Herculaneum, now in the museum at Naples. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Such was the aspect of the mountain in days when it had certainly rested for a shorter space than in the great age of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z In 1819 he was commissioned, with Sir Humphry Davy, to decipher the papyri found at Herculaneum, but the results proved insignificant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z On Our Radar: Big Fines for Lead Producer Doe Run Resources will also close its Herculaneum, Mo., lead smelter, which emits 30 tons of lead annually. Bits: Sony Unveils the First Google TV 2010-10-13T03:38:00Z One of my brothers lives at Crystal City and one has worked for over 20 years for de St. Joe Company here at Herculaneum. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z Pompeii and the nearby settlement of Herculaneum were consumed by a mixture of heat, falling pumice stone and ash. Frozen figures 2010-04-05T01:08:00Z On the whole, I do not think the discovery of this library affords any evidence of the prevalence of cultivated taste in Herculaneum. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z This is the method which was probably used by the painters who decorated the houses of Herculaneum and of Pompeii, as artists practising this method of painting are depicted in the decorations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z From wall paintings in Herculaneum to Scandinavian stone tools to rock art in Libya, polynomial texture mapping, as the process is known, is proving an invaluable way to illuminate the past. Archaeology and polynomial texture mapping: Shining a light on the past 2010-03-25T12:06:00Z Dere is ten colored families in Herculaneum, and about 50 colored people here now but dere used to be mostly all colored but most of 'em done left. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z A fresco of Herculaneum gives us a picture of the service. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius I thought of the fate of Herculaneum and Pompeii, scenes I had visited with my parents only a few years before. Glories of Spain The eruption is that of 79 A.D., which destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes It is curious, too, that no ancient Greek manuscripts have been found either in Greece or Italy excepting some rolls discovered in the ruins of Herculaneum. The Story of Books These offer as vivid a picture of the life of the cave-men as that revealed of Italian manners in the 1st century by the buried cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Another fresco from Herculaneum exhibits a bearded, dark-skinned figure, crowned with the lotus, in the attitude of dancing before a throng of spectators to the sound of music. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Herculaneum is still very near the shore, but a tract of land, a mile in length, intervenes between the borders of the Bay of Naples and Pompeii. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Herculaneum was named from and protected by Hercules. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes The eye is ready to swear that it is as old as Herculaneum and Pompeii. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Berlin journals announce the arrival in that city of Doctor Zahn, so well known for his researches in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The tomb of Umbricius Scaurus, on the highway outside the Herculaneum gate, was adorned in stucco relief with animated scenes from the arena of hunting and battle. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The walls of Pompeii were three miles in circumference; but we have, as yet, no certain knowledge of the dimensions of Herculaneum. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The chief cities around it at that time were Naples, Herculaneum and Pompeii. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant In this same year occurred the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Roman Women If Vesuvius were near, as it is in my native place, I should think that Ravenna was about to become a second Herculaneum. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Then came the explosion which buried Pompeii and Herculaneum. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 He pointed out with great clearness the resemblance of the tufaceous matter in the vaults and cellars at Herculaneum and Pompeii to aqueous alluviums, and its distinctness from ejections which had fallen through the air. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology At Pompeii and Herculaneum—in London and in Berlin—her mother, an iron-willed little woman at forty-five at that time, was with her. The "Genius" Among them are several which were the treasured relics of Canova and Sir Henry Englefield, and others found in Herculaneum, and presented by the King of Naples to 'the beautiful' Duchess of Devonshire. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Yesterday was a lovely May day, and our party drove to the village of Resina, which is built forty feet above the ruins of Herculaneum. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Pliny was only seventeen years of age when he witnessed this eruption, which destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, and in which his uncle, the elder Pliny, author of the celebrated natural history, perished. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 Herculaneum.—It was remarked that no lava has flowed over the site of Pompeii, since that city was built, but with Herculaneum the case is different. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The nephew then proceeds to relate how his uncle sailed by way of Retina, the port of Herculaneum, to Stabiae, where he met with his second in command, one Pomponianus. The Naples Riviera We're not likely to see anything so pretty in history again, unless we go to watch the destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii by lava from Vesuvius. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 A subterraneous Herculaneum—surely a perfectly unique place of pilgrimage, just as it was nearly two thousand years ago—might be lighted by electric arc lights. Italy, the Magic Land A very curious specimen of the tessera, or badge, worn on the breast by this description of persons, has lately been discovered at Herculaneum. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue Herculaneum was situated several miles nearer to the volcano, and has, therefore, been always more exposed to be covered, not only by showers of ashes, but by alluviums and streams of lava. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is not always, we pilgrims fare thus high—the resources of Rome, Thebes, Bethlehem, Herculaneum, and the other classic towns with which the Ohio's banks are dotted, being none of the best. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo There was the Royal Museum, filled with the treasures of antique art, filled also with what was to them far more interesting—the numerous articles exhumed from Herculaneum and Pompeii. Among the Brigands Herculaneum was covered by a torrent of mud consisting of ashes and cinders mixed with water. Italy, the Magic Land Herculaneum, figure of a pig found in, i. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) On the exterior, the flanks of the mountain were clothed with fertile fields richly cultivated, and at its base were the populous cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Past Herculaneum, now partly unburied, and so to gay Naples, where the sun is breaking out. Round the Wonderful World Yes," said David, clearing his throat, "this is the place that the elder Pliny sailed from at the time of the destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Among the Brigands Yet the city of Herculaneum contained many such villas, and herein it differed from Pompeii. Italy, the Magic Land Pompeii in this northern locality lies over Herculaneum, and Anglano over both. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Resina, partly built over the ancient site of Herculaneum, was consumed by the fiery torrent. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The two principal towns were called Herculaneum and Pompeii. Round the Wonderful World Plainly the only life in Cordova is that imported by curious travelers from abroad, who make pilgrimages hither to see its few historic monuments, and to behold a Herculaneum above ground. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The journey from Naples to Herculaneum is easily made by electric train cars within an hour, and while there is not much to see it is still an excursion well worth making. Italy, the Magic Land Vesuvius, that had long before intermitted its eruptions, and broke forth again in the great one that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii, is not the only volcanic mountain of Naples. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 The left-hand street leads to the Gate of Herculaneum; the right, skirting Pansa's house, is terminated by the city walls. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life By the railway we have passed through Herculaneum, and here we are at Pompeii. Round the Wonderful World Many of these ancient rolls have been found at Herculaneum. Romulus Makers of History The famous equestrian statue of Balbo, in the Naples Museum, was excavated from Herculaneum. Italy, the Magic Land These, with part of his work "On Nature," found during the last century among the Greek MSS. recovered at Herculaneum, constitute all that has survived the general wreck. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles This house stands just by the gate of Herculaneum, adjoining the broad flight of steps which leads up to the ramparts. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life On the other hand, in Italy and Greece ancient writings have perished, save the few charred papyrus rolls and waxen tablets which have been recovered from the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" "Whole cities have been destroyed," he replied; "for instance, Herculaneum and Pompeii." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen It is important to bear in mind that naturally all the best works in the Museum of Naples, especially the bronzes, came from Herculaneum and not from Pompeii. Italy, the Magic Land It was in the ninth year of his reign that an eruption of Vesuvius occurred, when Herculaneum and Pompeii were destroyed, to witness which Pliny lost his life. Ancient States and Empires I place among the most curious utensils found at Herculaneum, the lamps, in which the ancients sought to display elegance and even magnificence. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life "Whole cities have been destroyed," he answered; "for instance, Pompeii and Herculaneum." What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Can any of your correspondents state whether anything has been done lately with the Herculaneum MSS.? Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Herculaneum, on the other hand, was the favorite resort of wealthy Romans, who built beautiful villas there as in our times people from modern Rome settle for the summer at Sorrento and Castellammare.” Italy, the Magic Land "It has destroyed entire towns," he replied: "Pompeii and Herculaneum." The Sand-Hills of Jutland One of these machines, of considerable ingenuity and beauty of workmanship, was found in Herculaneum, and another almost exactly the same, at Pompeii a few years after. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The mantel piece of stone was high and adorned with beautiful vases of Egyptian and Etruscan make, mingled with those of Rome and Herculaneum, and the more modern flower-holders of Bohemian and Venetian glass. Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days This was a sudden volcanic eruption like that which destroyed in one night the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Herculaneum is held to have been founded by Hercules when he landed at Campania, returning from Iberia, some three hundred years B.C., and it was in 63 A.D. that it was destroyed. Italy, the Magic Land A full account of the discovery was drawn up at once by Signor Paderni, keeper of the Herculaneum Museum, and addressed to Thomas Hollis, Esq., by whom it was submitted to the Royal Society. The Care of Books A case of this kind full of parchment rolls, with a cover to it, stands by the side of Klio in a wall-painting of Herculaneum. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The number of calcined volumes which have been excavated from the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii would also seem to indicate that collections of books were common in those cities. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Vesuvius since the days when it buried under molten lava and ashes Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred on April 6, 1906. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror A few days later they visited Herculaneum and Pompeii. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The explorers of Herculaneum depose to the discovery of such an ornament there. The Care of Books We have already adverted to another vase of the same kind, and of almost equal beauty, found in one of the tombs near the Gate of Herculaneum. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Many small images of this kind have been found among the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii, attached to bracelets, which the chaste and pious matrons of antiquity wore round their necks and arms. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Its 14,000 residents dwell partly upon the ruins of Herculaneum and of Retina, to which latter city Pliny the elder set out during the great eruption which destroyed these cities and Pompeii. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Vesuvius in the time of Nero manifested itself by a fearful earthquake, damaging Herculaneum and Pompeii. Shepp's Photographs of the World The eighteen rolls, found in a bundle at Herculaneum, had doubtless been kept in a similar receptacle. The Care of Books With respect to the details of dress, the excavations, whether at Pompeii or Herculaneum, enable us to clear up no difficulties, and to add little to that which is already known on this subject. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life We are going up Vesuvius, of course, and to Herculaneum and Pompeii, and the usual places. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 Those of Herculaneum may be seen in the 2nd vol. of the paintings found there. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions Destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii by an eruption of Vesuvius; Pliny the Elder, writer of the Studiosus, loses his life. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 In the library on the Esquiline the height was only three feet six inches; at Herculaneum about six feet. The Care of Books It is often, but erroneously, supposed that Pompeii, like Herculaneum, was overwhelmed by a flood of lava. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life I only went into the Pompeii and Herculaneum part of the collections. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Herculaneum, which was buried to a depth of from forty to one hundred feet, and with wet material which has grown much harder than the ashes of Pompeii, has been but little explored. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Such painted slabs have been found in Herculaneum, in Corneto, and in different Etruscan tombs; but the most important and satisfactory one was found at Pompeii in 1872. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture The discovery of Pompeii followed, after an interval, the discovery of Herculaneum. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The Forum is distant from the gate of Herculaneum about four hundred yards. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life We sailed across the Bay to Resina, to see Herculaneum, the old and new excavations. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Villas of wealthy Romans were numerous in the vicinity of the volcano, while among the several towns which surrounded it three were utterly destroyed,—Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiæ. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality June 18th.—Went to the museum to examine the antiquities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Philippe then asked if the party would stop on the way and go down into Herculaneum. Rollo in Naples It is said that some of them were hardly inferior in form and finish to the exquisite vases found in Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Then there is the library of papyri—rolls found at Herculaneum, and a perfect model of the city of Pompeii. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Their dominion became great, and at one time included the famous cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii and many others of the cities of the southern plains. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality June 13th, 1845.—Naples; the peasants on the way from Rome to Naples; Vesuvius, Herculaneum, Pompeii, museums, hospitals, college, schools. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Among the places named on the map you see the sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii marked. Rollo in Naples Among other good things done for his country was the collecting of a vast treasure of bronzes gotten from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Her thoughts were, however, evidently wandering inward, through the dim streets and shadowy aisles of that Herculaneum of the soul—memory. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Her dress was metallic-blue, in folds as severely classical as those of a Muse of Herculaneum, and it was edged with lines of pale gold. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah I emerged from this shop, which I consider as a future Herculaneum, where we shall hereafter root out many scarce things now rotting on the floor, considerably sunk below the level of the new pavement.' The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Pompeii lies to the south-east from the mountain, and Herculaneum to the south-west. Rollo in Naples When I recall Herculaneum and Pompeii—" "Two thousand years ago; that's different. The Lure of the Mask The reader is probably familiar with the fresco from Herculaneum representing two Genii seated at a bench; one of them is forcing a last into a shoe, while his companion is busy mending another. Pagan and Christian Rome The literary results of the costly and skilful scientific process for restoring the baked books found in Herculaneum were so appallingly paltry, as to discourage the pursuit of the lost classics. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author He has ample time to cross over to Naples, to ascend Vesuvius, and to explore Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Very near the site of Herculaneum you see a small town laid down, named Resina. Rollo in Naples By the Author of "Pompeii and Herculaneum," "Catacombs of Rome," &c. The Cockatoo's Story This eruption of Vesuvius, in which Herculaneum and Pompeii were buried, happened a.d. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome More than mummies or catacombs, more than Herculaneum and Pompeii, they bring us face to face with something so remote and afar that we can hardly realise it at all. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) For the antiquary and the archæologist, antiquity seems here to revive and awaken the sensations which Schiller has so beautifully described in his poem of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) Besides, it takes much longer to visit Pompeii than Herculaneum, on account of there being go much more to see there. Rollo in Naples Here are Roman and Grecian relics; fragments of vases from Herculaneum; and the far-famed Egyptian sarcophagus brought over by Belzoni. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Some of these places are buried under the sward as completely as Herculaneum under the lava. Round About a Great Estate Hence we are treated occasionally with such agreeable surprises in the march of history as the discovery of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Nineveh. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. In 1738 the well was dug deeper, and the theatre of Herculaneum was first discovered. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) The reason for this is, that the excavations have been carried on much farther at Pompeii than at Herculaneum. Rollo in Naples Presently the auctioneer proceeds: 'Bring forward the head from Herculaneum.... Art in England Notes and Studies Very soon we shall be passing over the top of Herculaneum. The Jolliest School of All But views of education and religion change, buildings waste away, and whole cities, like Herculaneum and Pompeii, are buried in the earth. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Professor Zahn, who has been engaged during a period of more than twenty years in examining the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, has exhibited at Berlin a collection of casts unique in their kind. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Besides, Herculaneum was buried very deep, so that, in order to get to it, you have to go far down under ground. Rollo in Naples At Herculaneum two small loaves about 5 in. in diameter, and plainly marked with a cross, were found. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" An instructive example of the former class was one of the first discoveries at Herculaneum in 1754. Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The Rede Lecture Delivered June 13, 1894 The first well-known earthquake came in the year 63, and shattered Pompeii and Herculaneum sixteen years before they were overwhelmed by the first recorded eruption of Vesuvius. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America This anachronism caused us to be puzzled by the word Herculaneum impressed on the bottom, not unworthy as the general beauty of the work was of such a source. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. The site of Pompeii was discovered in the same way with Herculaneum, namely, by the digging of a well. Rollo in Naples The scene was precisely like an excavation at Herculaneum. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Herculaneum, on the other hand, has century by century been more and more deeply buried until at the present time it is covered by many sheets of lava. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Herculaneum—its Destruction—Antiquities and Works of Art discovered, ii, 43. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) Evil times and embittered feelings, now happily passed away, are preserved in his books, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Vesuvian lava. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Vesuvius, Herculaneum, and Pompeii are all to the eastward of Naples, following the shore of the bay. Rollo in Naples A similar law at Herculaneum had forbidden people to make more money by breaking up a house than they paid for the house itself, under penalty of being fined double the original outlay. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres On the flanks of the mountain there was at least one large town, Herculaneum, which appears to have been an association of rich men's residences. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography I understood that both Pompeii and Herculaneum were marked on this map. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three A column cuts in half a large candelabra smoking with incense and ornamented with goats' heads, a superb bronze which must have been taken from the lava of Herculaneum. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers "Why, I thought Herculaneum was all under ground." Rollo in Naples The Herculaneum gate is less ancient, and yet more devastated by time than the former one. The Wonders of Pompeii The fact that the people had time to flee from Herculaneum and Pompeii, bearing with them their more valuable effects, is proved by the excavations at these places which have been made in modern times. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Eventually the performers of lower class occupied the dancing platform, and Herculaneum and Pompeii have shown us the results. The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. One of the best classic examples is the drunken Silenus of Herculaneum. Atlantis "Ah, but Herculaneum is a very different thing," said Mrs. Gray. Rollo in Naples The Herculaneum gate was not masked inside, so that the archers, standing upon the terraces that covered the side entrances, could fire upon the enemy even after the portcullis had been carried. The Wonders of Pompeii The larger part of Pompeii and a considerable portion of Herculaneum have been thus explored; only rarely have human remains been found. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography One represents Vesuvius receiving fire from Jupiter to consume Herculaneum and Pompeii; another, Cybele protecting the two cities from the fires of Vesuvius. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business From the drinking bottle of the drunken Silenus in Herculaneum it must have popped. Atlantis Herculaneum was buried up very deep with solid lava, and only a very small portion of it has been explored, and that you go down into as you would into a cellar or a mine. Rollo in Naples You follow a long street and you have before you the gate of Herculaneum and the walls. The Wonders of Pompeii I augur, from this instance, that Herculaneum is likely to furnish better specimens of modern than of ancient genius; and may we not hope more from the same pen? Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 NOTES.—Herculaneum and Pompeii were cities of Italy, which were destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79 A. D., being entirely buried under ashes and lava. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader In his time, too, Mount Vesuvius suddenly woke from its rest, and by a dreadful eruption destroyed the two cities at its foot, Herculaneum and Pompeii. Young Folks' History of Rome It contains all the gems and jewelry, and other personal ornaments, that were found at Herculaneum and Pompeii, as well as a great many other very curious things. Rollo in Naples The most complete one is in the Street of Herculaneum, where it fills a whole house, the inner court of which is occupied with four mills. The Wonders of Pompeii Once," said Louise, slowly, "there was a great eruption of Vesuvius which destroyed the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad There are people living at Herculaneum and Pompeii. A Cynic Looks at Life Probably the inhabitants of Herculaneum and Pompeii had very little notion what valuable relics their bodies and houses would prove in the end for curious posterity. Science in Arcady Pompeii, however, as has already been said, was not buried nearly as deep as Herculaneum, and the substances which covered it were found to be much softer, and more easily removed. Rollo in Naples A tomb that looks like a sentry-box, and stands as though on duty in front of the Herculaneum gate, had, during the eruption, been the refuge of a soldier, whose skeleton was found in it. The Wonders of Pompeii They are very like those in the manuscript rolls of Herculaneum. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood At this eruption of Vesuvius, the stream of lava flowed directly through and over the city of Herculaneum into the sea. New National Fourth Reader She had her lamps and her torches and her chandeliers, as we see in the relics of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World I at once put a picture of Stonehenge, and afterwards one of Herculaneum into the box, that I had bought on purpose for his benefit. Gladys, the Reaper Thus you arrive at the Walls and at the Gate of Herculaneum, beyond which the Street of the Tombs opens and the suburbs develop. The Wonders of Pompeii The resurrection of Herculaneum should be witnessed by the next generation if not by our own. Recent Developments in European Thought Graceful as the forms transmitted to us by the pottery of Etruria and the frescoes of Herculaneum, she must unite with the strength of an athlete, the genius of a first-rate actress. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 My father was killed at Herculaneum at the time of the accident there, and buried with other scissors and knives and hooks and swords. Around The Tea-Table The expence of his three voyages did not, perhaps, far exceed that of digging out the buried contents of Herculaneum. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Having visited these tombs, re-enter the city by the Herculaneum Gate, and, returning over part of the way already taken, find the Street of Fortune again, and there see— The House of the Faun. The Wonders of Pompeii I think nothing better has come out of Herculaneum than the comic statuette of "Hercules Drunk." Italian Journeys To these examples from north Italy may be added two from the south, Herculaneum and Naples. Ancient Town-Planning Probably the true reading is Salinæ, and the place may be the Salinæ Herculeæ, in the neighbourhood of Herculaneum. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. The charred timber found in the ruins of Herculaneum has undergone no change in 1,800 years. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 One of them fell forward with his feet turned toward the Herculaneum gate; another on his back, with his arms uplifted. The Wonders of Pompeii The ancient edifice had been completely buried, and a quarter of the town was built over it, as Portici is built over Herculaneum, and on the very top stood a Jesuit convent. Italian Journeys Herculaneum had much the same early history as its more important neighbour Pompeii. Ancient Town-Planning Also that I never want to see a museum again--at least, not for a long time; and that I don't care twopence whether Herculaneum is excavated or not! Lady Merton, Colonist There have been scores of eruptions since that in which Herculaneum and Pompeii were overthrown, but the sides of the mountain have never been seriously disturbed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 At Herculaneum, on a balustrade which divided the orchestra from the stage, was found a row of statues, and on each side of the pulpitum, an equestrian figure. A History of Pantomime There is evidence in Herculaneum of much more ambitious domestic architecture than seems to have been known in Pompeii. Italian Journeys There must have been not three but four rows of house-blocks from south-west to north-east; the graves once noted in this quarter must be older than our Herculaneum or otherwise unconnected with it. Ancient Town-Planning The timely discoveries made at Herculaneum and Pompeii, they will argue, stood him in good stead. Since Cézanne If excavations in Egypt or at Herculaneum should bring to light a serious bourgeois story of adventure, they would furnish us the missing link. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Consequently the middle classes and many cities grew rich, especially the cities of the Campania, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Naples, Pozzuoli, through which passed all the trade between Italy and Egypt. Characters and events of Roman History I thought all Herculaneum sad enough, but the profusion of flowers growing wild in this garden gave it a yet more tender and pathetic charm. Italian Journeys One more example, from the neighbourhood of Herculaneum, may complete the list of Italian street-plans. Ancient Town-Planning Pompeii and Herculaneum might have passed into oblivion, with a herd of their contemporaries, had they not been fortunately overwhelmed by a volcano. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Nay, even great cities--Helice, Pompeii, Herculaneum--have, so to speak, died utterly. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Moreover, some fragments of his work on Nature have been found at Herculaneum. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Where the road to Herculaneum leaves the bay and its seafaring life, it enters, between the walls of lofty, fly-blown houses, a world of maccaroni haunted by foul odors, beggars, poultry, and insects. Italian Journeys I am especially grateful for the permission to use so considerable a number of illustrations from the Pompeii of Mau-Kelsey, from Professor Waldstein's Herculaneum, and from Lanciani's New Tales of Old Rome. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Even then great caution was necessary, as Resina is unfortunately built upon Herculaneum, and the safety of the houses became endangered. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy One of these machines, of considerable ingenuity and beauty of workmanship, was found in Herculaneum in 1760, and another, almost exactly the same, at Pompeii, a few years after. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 Herculaneum, a city of ancient Italy, overwhelmed in A.D. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It was absolutely the filthiest street I have seen anywhere outside of New York, excepting only that little street which, in Herculaneum, leads from the theatre to the House of Argo. Italian Journeys At Herculaneum there evidently lived persons of greater literary and artistic I refinement than at Pompeii, and the discoveries from that only very partially excavated town make an incalculably rich show of their own. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Beneath Resina lies Herculaneum, a city destroyed seventy-nine years after the birth of our Saviour. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy I place among the most curious utensils, found at Herculaneum, the lamps, in which the ancients sought to display elegance, and even magnificence. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 SE. of Naples, built on the site of ancient Herculaneum; manufactures wine and silk. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge They took all the life out of the House of Perseus, and the beauty from his pretty little domestic temple to the Penates, and this was all there was left in Herculaneum to see. Italian Journeys We see Vadstene palace and town, "the city of the dead," as a Swedish author has called it—Sweden's Herculaneum, reminiscence's city. Pictures of Sweden From the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii we have learned enough to conceive some general idea of the social life of a wealthy Roman in the time of Rome's prosperity. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time Thank you, my dear Sir, for the Herculaneum and Caserta that you are sending me. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Some years before, Pompeii and Herculaneum had had a most unsettling effect upon her nerves. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The effect of this fact is to stimulate the imagination of the visitor to that degree that nothing short of the instant destruction of Portici and the excavation of all Herculaneum will satisfy him. Italian Journeys Their broad staircases were adorned with polychrome busts brought from the first excavations in Herculaneum and Pompeii. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel At Herculaneum, I was introduced to Major Stephen H. Long, of the United States Topographical Engineers, who was now on his way, in the small steamer Western Pioneer, up the Missouri to the Yellow Stone. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers On our way home we explored Herculaneum, which scarcely repays the labour. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I The jars, burnt and painted brown, have a form similar to those discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii. A Woman's Journey Round the World The afternoon on which we visited Herculaneum was in melancholy contrast to the day we spent in Pompeii. Italian Journeys She might have been taken—had been taken—to the top of the Alps and the bottom of Herculaneum, without disarranging a fold in her dress, or displacing a pin. Little Dorrit I then descended the Mississippi in a skiff about thirty miles to Herculaneum, and the next day set out, on foot, at an early hour, for the mines. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Sir William Hamilton lent him specimens of ancient art from Herculaneum, of which he produced accurate and beautiful copies. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance We found here a great number of places which had been dug up, or rather, uncovered mounds of earth, but not, as at Herculaneum, whole houses, streets, squares, indeed, half a town. A Woman's Journey Round the World I know that even Pompeii could not have been joyous that sunless afternoon, for what there was to see of mournful Herculaneum was as brilliant with colors as any thing in the former city. Italian Journeys Coins of yesterday, Double napoleons stamped with Consul or Emperor, Strange as those of Herculaneum— And you just dead! Men, Women and Ghosts He loved the old rumbling and jolting carts, the former track of which he still found in his long-buried remembrance, as the observer of to-day finds the wheel-tracks of ancient vehicles in Herculaneum. House of the Seven Gables Hercules, not of Herculaneum, viewed the Augean stables he may have thought that he had a considerable job on hand, but he tackled it with a man's strength and brain. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 I made another excursion to the crater of Vesuvius before I left, as well as visits to Herculaneum and Pompeii, which exceedingly interested me. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Anne, by what somebody has called "a Herculaneum effort," kept back her tears until she got home that night. Anne of Avonlea It existed also among the Romans, as proved by the 'cogged' or loaded dice dug up at Herculaneum. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) It was established at Naples about 1755, at which period a museum was formed of the antiquities found at Herculaneum, Pompeii and other places, by the marquis Tanucci, who was then minister of state. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 There stood silver lamps, carved most marvellously and once trimmed by vestal virgins, lamps from the temples of Herculaneum, of Rome and of Pompeii. The Four Faces A Mystery Herculaneum and Pompeii were also visited, but, more than all, the crater of Vesuvius. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography And the flame took wing; Furious and far the lava blazed around, Until at last, on this same spot that King His Herculaneum found! A Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves Poems of James Barron Hope This bronze statue was found in Herculaneum, the city on the other slope of Vesuvius which was buried in liquid mud. Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii The street continues buried beneath the snow, and the fate of Herculaneum and Pompeii has its parallel in this catastrophe. Main Street (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") A little distance off Herculaneum, with its tender dreams of Greece but with its arms around the breathing image of Italy, slept—uncovered. Bride of the Mistletoe Only a Pompeii and a Herculaneum were needed at the foot of Kilauea to make the story of the irruption immortal. Roughing It, Part 8. It is to the ancient province of the New-Netherlands and the classic era of the Dutch dynasty, what Herculaneum and Pompeii are to ancient Rome and the glorious days of the empire. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies It is a copy of a Herculaneum bronze…. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 I stand like the Roman sentinel at the gate of Herculaneum, awaiting the lava flood that will bury me. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The mill of our vile contemporaries at Herculaneum is an old one that was used around Naples one hundred years ago to smash rock for the Neapolitan road, and is entirely out of repair. Remarks There were doubtless plenty of Kanaka sentinels on guard hereabouts at that time, but they did not leave casts of their figures in the lava as the Roman sentinels at Herculaneum and Pompeii did. Roughing It, Part 8. Herculaneum and Pompeii remain, it is true, unaffected by the varying fashions of centuries; but they were buried by a volcano and preserved in ashes. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Our knowledge of Roman painting is almost wholly confined to the wall paintings found at Rome, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. Early European History Some of Pliny's letters were written to Tacitus: the most famous, describes that eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which caused the death of old Pliny, and overwhelmed the cities of Pompeii and of Herculaneum. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Now it is grinding ostensible flour at Herculaneum. Remarks Only nine years later Monte Somma began to throw up fire as it had never done before, and by it Pompeii and Herculaneum were both destroyed. Historical Miniatures I was looking of late at a wall in the Naples Museum, whereon a boy of Herculaneum eighteen hundred years ago had scratched with a nail the figure of a soldier. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Herculaneum was overwhelmed in a sea of sulphurous mud and lava to a depth of eighty feet in many places. Early European History Your behaviour at Herculaneum is identical with that of the Turks at Nineveh. Old Calabria We desire to state to the farmers about Pompeii and Herculaneum that we aim to please. Remarks Pompeii and Herculaneum were Sodom and Gomorrah, and a temple in Pompeii contained an image of Vespasian, who had laid waste part of Jerusalem before Titus. Historical Miniatures Vesuvius threw its lava so far that Herculaneum and Pompeii were buried. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The reign of Titus is chiefly memorable for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, two cites on the bay of Naples. Early European History But how remote it becomes, when one remembers the case of Herculaneum! Old Calabria From a passage of Plato it is clear, that the Greeks carried the illusions of theatrical perspective much farther than, judging from some wretched landscapes discovered in Herculaneum, we should be disposed to allow. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature In this Museum are three statues found in Herculaneum on its first discovery or excavation, viz., an Athlete, an Esculapius, and a Venus. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Moreover, it buried two whole cities, Herculaneum and Pompeii, while the populace was seated in the theatre. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster The form of the letters is like those found on papyri in Herculaneum; and other manuscripts of the Bible found in southern Italy agree remarkably with this one in many peculiar readings. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People The second was the destruction, by an eruption of Vesuvius, of the Campanian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. General History for Colleges and High Schools The museum which contains the principal treasures found at Pompeii and Herculaneum is greatly improved, and one has no difficulty now in determining just how the people of those cities lived. Round the World In this Museum I was shewn the rolls of papyrus found in Pompeii and Herculaneum and the method of unrolling them. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 The finding a lot of old photographs at Herculaneum or Thebes; and they should turn out to be of no interest. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler |
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