Associations to the word «Herculaneum»

Wiktionary

HERCULANEUM, proper noun. (historical) a city in Italy which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin

Dictionary definition

HERCULANEUM, noun. Ancient city; now destroyed.

Wise words

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