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HERCULANEUM

HERCULANEUM
HERCULANEUM, like Pompeii, was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The ancient site includes early “wine bars” (seen in foreground) in which amphoras of wine were fitted into the holes.

 

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