Herculaneum

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Herculaneum_Archaeological_Park
gptkbp:burialPlace pyroclastic flows
gptkbp:destroyedBy 79 AD
eruption of Mount Vesuvius
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Rocque_Joaquin_de_Alcubierre
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1738
gptkbp:distanceFromPompeii about 8 km
gptkbp:distanceFromVesuvius about 4 km
gptkbp:excavatedBy 18th century
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:frescoes
carbonized scrolls (Villa of the Papyri)
well-preserved buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herculaneum
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Campania
gptkbp:modernTown gptkb:Ercolano
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hercules
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Naples
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Central_Baths
gptkb:College_of_the_Augustales
gptkb:House_of_the_Alcove
gptkb:House_of_the_Beautiful_Courtyard
gptkb:House_of_the_Bicentenary
gptkb:House_of_the_Black_Hall
gptkb:House_of_the_Deer
gptkb:House_of_the_Gem
gptkb:House_of_the_Mosaic_Atrium
gptkb:House_of_the_Neptune_and_Amphitrite
gptkb:House_of_the_Relief_of_Telephus
gptkb:House_of_the_Skeleton
gptkb:House_of_the_Stags
gptkb:House_of_the_Telephus_Relief
gptkb:House_of_the_Wooden_Partition
gptkb:House_of_the_Wooden_Screen
gptkb:Sacello_degli_Augustali
gptkb:Palaestra
gptkb:Villa_of_the_Papyri
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:populationBeforeDestruction estimated 4,000-5,000
gptkbp:settlementType gptkb:town
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1997
yes
829
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archaeology
gptkb:Mount_Vesuvius
gptkb:ruins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5