#79 a.d.

[cosmonautroger]

Pompeii, 79 A.D.

[noragaribotti]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/amp30641830/mount-vesuvius-pompeii-brain-research/

Damn, Look What Vesuvius Did to This Poor Guy's Brain

Straight-up turned it into glass.

[yaellaharpe-blog]

HERCULANEUM

HERCULANO

(English / Español)

Herculaneum was an ancient Roman city in Campania, southern Italy. It was once smaller, but its merchants and traders were wealthier, more cultured and intellectual than the elite of nearby Pompeii. It is known to have been preserved, like Pompeii, buried in the ashes of the eruption of Vesuvius on 24 August 79 A.D. Many of its inhabitants died in the pyroclastic flow of the eruption. As the city was closer to the volcano than Pompeii, it reached it at a higher temperature, so the victims were instantly reduced to burnt skeletons (in Pompeii, on the other hand, the ash hardened around the bodies, which retained their flesh, which rotted, leaving a hollow shape; from 1860 onwards, they began filling them with plaster to create the famous moulds). It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with Pompeii and other archaeological sites in the area, in 1997.

Excavations began at present-day Ercolano, a suburb of Naples, in 1738. In the late 18th century a wide range of artefacts began to be discovered at Herculaneum, including wall paintings, tripods, braziers, bronze statues, perfume bottles and pottery.

Hundreds of skeletons of inhabitants who had taken refuge in the boathouses were found in 1980. These excavations in the harbour area of Herculaneum yielded more than 200 skeletons of various ages and social status.

The most famous of Herculaneum's luxurious villas is the Villa of the Papyri, identified as the lavish retreat overlooking the sea that Lucius Calpurnius Pison Caesoninus, father-in-law of Julius Caesar, had built.

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Herculano (en italiano, Ercolano) era una antigua ciudad romana de la región de la Campania, sur de Italia. En su tiempo fue más pequeña, pero sus más mundanos comerciantes y mercaderes, más ricos, cultos e intelectuales que la élite de la vecina Pompeya. Es conocida por haberse conservado, al igual que Pompeya, enterrada en las cenizas de la erupción del Vesubio del 24 de agosto del año 79 d. C. Muchos de sus habitantes perecieron debido al flujo piroclástico de la erupción. Como la ciudad estaba más cerca del volcán que Pompeya, la alcanzó a una temperatura superior, por lo que las víctimas fueron reducidas al instante a esqueletos abrasados (en Pompeya, al contrario, la ceniza se endureció alrededor de los cuerpos que conservaron la carne, que al pudrirse dejaba la forma hueca; desde 1860 empezaron a rellenarse con yeso para crear los famosos moldes) Fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco, junto con Pompeya y otros yacimientos arqueológicos de la zona, en 1997.

Las excavaciones comenzaron en la actual Ercolano, un suburbio de Nápoles, en 1738. A finales del siglo XVIII comenzaron a descubrirse en Herculano una gran diversidad de objetos, como pinturas murales, trípodes, braseros, estatuas de bronce, botellas de perfume y cerámica.

Se encontraron en 1980 cientos de esqueletos de habitantes que se habían refugiado en los cobertizos para barcas. Estas excavaciones realizadas en el área del puerto de Herculano permitieron hallar más de 200 esqueletos de diversas edades y condición social.

La más famosa de las lujosas villas herculanas es la Villa de los Papiros, identificada como el fastuoso retiro con vistas al mar que Lucio Calpurnio Pisón Cesonino, suegro de Julio César, mandó construir.

Fuente: Civilizaciones Antiguas: Egipto, Mesopotamia, Grecia, Roma

[steveosfilmfun]

'POMPEII' Movie Trailer [2014] -

79 A.D. The epic story of Milo, a slave turned gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As #MountVesuvius erupts, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as #Pompeii crumbles around him. -YT (by FMT) #Movies #Film

[justineearnest-blog]

this is what it looks like when you're frozen in time.

taken in Pompeii--the most eerily amazing place i've ever been in my life.