Caption

Herculaneum was an ancient city on the Gulf of Naples that sank like Pompeii, Stabiae and Oplontis during the eruption of Vesuvius in the second half of the year 79. The modern successor settlement at the same location has been called Ercolano since 1969.

Date

May 07, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/dynamixx

Reference

BRK25D17_295

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

28,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 13,0in x 8,6in / 3900 x 2594 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty UNESCO ruin ruins Ruined building Ruined buildings building buildings structure construction constructions antiquity ancient world archeology archaeology archeology excavation excavations Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean modern Ruins complex ruin site ruins site antiquity ancient times Altertum historic historical historically tourist attraction tourist attractions place of interest Famous Place Famous Places sight landmark tourist landmark places of interest tourist spot UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Sites World Heritage Site Unesco World Heritage Site World Heritage Unesco world Site culture cultures archeological archaeological archeologic archaeologic old oldest contemporary excavation site excavation sites excavation field Gulf of Naples Pompeii Pompei UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO site world hertiage heritage heritages sea eruption eruptions ancient civilization ancient civilizations ancient city ancient cities ruined city ruined town ruined towns Herculaneum archaeological site archaeological sites archaeological area archaeological areas archaeologist archaeologists archeologist Historic quarters Historic districts Historic district Historic quarter