Herculaneum meaning

hûrkyə-lānē-əm
An ancient city of south-central Italy on the Bay of Naples. A popular resort during Roman times, it was completely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ( ad 79). Important ruins have been unearthed since the early 1700s.
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(place) Ancient city in S Italy, at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius: buried, together with Pompeii, in a volcanic eruption (a.d. 79)
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(historical) A city in Italy which was entirely destroyed by same the eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin.
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Origin of herculaneum

  • From Latin Herculaneum, named for the mythical figure Hercules.

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Herculaneum Sentence Examples

  • The rolls found in the ruins of Herculaneum contain generally the less interesting works of writers of the, Epicurean school.

  • The more brittle condition of the Latin papyri found at Herculaneum has been instanced as the evil result of this re-making of the material.

  • In the famous picture of Tomomachus of Byzantium Medea is deliberating whether or not she shall kill her children; there are copies of this painting in the mural decorations of Herculaneum and Pompeii.

  • In the period before the Roman supremacy it appears to have been the chief town in the valley of the Sarnus, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Surrentum all being dependent upon it.

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