Herculaneum

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Herculaneum: House of the Relief of Telephus

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Herculaneum: arched chambers

Ercolano: ruins of Herculaneum

House of Neptune and Amphitrite

Herculaneum: shop remains

Herculaneum: House of the Relief of Telephus

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ancient Italic people archaeology Pompeii Capua Alba Longa Paestum Sybaris Campus Martius Baiae Cumae Selinus Veii

Italy

Roman Forum

ancient Rome

ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia

Vairano Patenora: castle

Campania

region, Italy

Key People

Philodemus

Greek poet and philosopher

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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