Description: ANCIENT ROMAN CITY - Herculaneum / Ercolano - House of the Geniu: Herculaneum (Italian: Ercolano) was an ancient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. The city was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Like the nearby city of Pompeii, Herculaneum is famous as one of the few ancient cities to be preserved more or less intact, with no later accretions or modifications. The thick layer of ash that blanketed the town also protected it against looting and the elements. Unlike Pompeii, the mainly pyroclastic material that covered Herculaneum carbonized and preserved more wood in objects such as roofs, beds, and doors, as well as other organic-based materials such as food and papyrus. To the north of the House of Argus lies the House of the Genius. It has been only partially excavated but it appears to have been a spacious building. The house derives its name from the statue of a cupid that formed part of a candlestick. In the centre of the peristyle are the remains of a rectangular basin. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition. Ediz. Domenico Trampetti - Napoli. No. 10166.
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Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Vesuvius: Eruption
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Theme: International Cities & Towns
Country: Italy
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
City/Region: Herculaneum
Postage Condition: Unposted
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Ancient Rome: Roman
Ercolano: Herculaneum
Building: House of the Geniu
Comune: Ercolano
Region: Campania
