Herculaneum

Herculaneum (Ercolano) was a Roman city near Pompeii that was also buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.

Herculaneum was wealthier than Pompeii, and is much more condensed/built vertically than Pompeii.

Many fishermen lived there; and intact Roman fishing vessel was only recently recovered.

Herculaneum is less busy than Pompeii and less restrictive on where you can go.

Herculaneum may have been a Greek city originally, but was a Samnite city when the Romans took it over.

Time has warped the ground the city rested on.

Many Roman atrium had open roofs with a basin to catch rainwater in.

Ancient frescoes are hidden all around the city.

Some houses still have the shrines to their household gods.

The King of the Two Sicilies funded tunneling into Herculaneum in the 1700s, but excavation ceased when Pompeii was discovered because it was much easier to unearth.

Marcus Nonius Balbus was the patrician who funded many of the public buildings in Herculaneum and made the city great. A variety of statues of him have been moved to the Naples Archeology Museum.

There are many mosaics present in the city as well.

Mosaic from the bathhouse.

Dogs protecting the atrium opening to an apartment.

Another household shrine

Vivid color that has survived to this day.

The Romans had some... graphic statues.

Herculaneum is still being unearthed, until the the next time it is covered by Mother Nature.