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Herculaneum.

Herculaneum (an ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin)

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name[hɛr.kʊˈɫaː.ne.ũː]Classical-Latin[er.kuˈlaː.ne.um]
  1. Herculaneum (an ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin)

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Named for the mythical figure Hercules.

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