Looking down on the ruins of Herculaneum, the town that was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. I am standing on the modern ground level. It's incredible how deeply this town was buried in just 24 hours or so. | International Man of History

Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. #herculaneum #ruins #AncientDiscoveries #ancienthistory #italy | LondonErns

Herculaneum, buried by Vesuvius in 79 ACE, gives a chilling glimpse into ancient Roman daily life. Its preservation deepens our understanding of a vital historical event. The pyroclastic surge that struck Herculaneum exceeded 900°F (500°C). The extreme heat was so intense that it flash-vaporized body fluids and turned at least one victim's brain matter into glass. | Historix

The ancient town of Herculaneum was buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But now, new technologies are allowing us to uncover lost artifacts, and decipher ancient texts from the #RomanEmpire. 📜 #History 💻 Full YouTube Video: curiosity.tv/ae1rays | Curiosity Stream

This video shows the ancient shoreline at Herculaneum and just how deeply it was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It also shows the boathouses in which hundreds of people died. The skeletons you see today are replicas in the same positions as the originals were when they were found. | International Man of History

The male baths in Herculaneum, Italy. This structure is over 2,000 years old. All this was buried in AD 79 when Vesuvius erupted—and now look at it!! | International Man of History

The central baths (women's baths) in Herculaneum, the town that was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The first room is the Apodyterium (changing room) and the second, Tepidarium (warm room) | International Man of History