This is what you might see during a half-day / 4-hour tour of Herculaneum’s Roman ruins in Italy. Note – You’ll get round the whole site in 3 or 4 hours but some areas are usually closed for conservation.
Be sure to also check out part 1 – the Pompeii tour (9m06s):
My video of what to see in Sorrento is here (6m16s):
And here’s my short film about a day on Capri (3m34s)
This is my Positano Day Trip film (3m10s):
About this Herculaneum mini-documentary:
Herculaneum is about 6 kilometres form Mount Vesuvius and was destroyed in 79 AD by the same eruption that engulfed Pompeii.
Only one quarter of the city has been uncovered, with the modern town of Ercolano sitting on top of the remainder.
The city lay buried for centuries in a solid mass of pumice and ash to a depth of 12 to 30 metres.
Herculaneum was a smaller, wealthier city than Pompeii, covering about 20 hectares and with 4000 – 5000 inhabitants.
Instead of the sudden weight of falling ash that crushed roofs and collapsed houses in Pompeii, fast-flowing lava filled Herculaneum from the ground up, supporting walls and roofs as it encased them.
This preserved its multi-storied homes, complete with doors and staircases, as well as a wealth of organic material missing in Pompeii. Wooden furniture, textiles, and even foods tell us much about everyday life here, and many vivid frescoes and mosaics remain intact.
In this film we tour the streets and see inside the houses, bars and baths of ancient Herculaneum.
The film ends at the boathouse, where there are skeletons of victims who died at the seashore while waiting for rescue.
Film by Deanna Allison.
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Thank you.
Very well done! Thank you very much for the upload!
Danke für diesen wunderschönen Film !!
Nice vid
thank you for posting this fascinating video
Fascinating…
wow
one could design his house using this Roman style and with same Roman material of ceramics and mosaics and not feel he is backward
although Egypt has alot of ancient stuff but i envy Italians for having full preserved cities like Pompei and Heraclneuim.
wish i can visit them someday
Thank you for sharing.
Seeing peoples names carved in the walls. how disrespectful 2:31 onwards
Really loved this video , saw so much , with great narration, in such a short episode .Saw your Pompeii piece too .Fabulous ! Thank you .
Check out the entire city the high level of construction even after 1700years after.
Fantastic video.
I'm watching this while in herculano grazie
Herculaneum is the same what happened with Sodom and Gomorrah = God's punishment.
This is amazing. Why haven't I heard how much better preserved Herculaneum is than Pompeii? This is such a treasure trove they should move the town above the rest of the ruins and uncover all of it. Who knows what might be found? Thanks for such a great video. I am totally fascinated by the Romans and love seeing their ruins. Hope I live long enough to see it in person. It is great to see almost intact buildings with the wood still there, the beautiful frescoes etc. Great job on the narration.
Experts claim they can date archeological time periods by the amphorae, why are so many types in this video?
Very informative, thanks
U should study Al quran to.God telling on surah yassin.long time ago(before the last prophet) He sent 3 prophet to some ancient city.But people on city rejected,rich man dont want give food to poor people,they ask why God not help poor people with himself and also challenging God try to destroy them if He can.God says He never sent military armada from sky to them.Just single big sound.They all die on second.thats is just 1 story from to many ancient city.maybe the city is pompeii,roman empire city.symbol of lgbt,free seks,rich,but poor people suffer on there.thats is big reason why God sent prophet before destroy entire city with 1 shot.
Some of these houses with frescoes or mosaics should be protected from the elements.
Wow they were so advanced.
nice video
well done….you picked interesting aspects. more please
At least death was instantaneous and their suffering very brief. very informative, I will probably never get there so I have to visit it through your eyes.
I'm pretty sure that is NOT a "triumphal arch" LOL Especially when only 1/4 of the city is excavated, it's brutish to say that they've found the "main street" as well. While I would greatly enjoy a visit, I think I'm remain humble in declarations.
Well worth a visit
Well done! I appreciate the factual narration. Too many videos have irrelevant background noise.
Impressionante.
you have a beautiful voice
Very informative, Thank you
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Imagine the manpower that was needed to construct such a place. And the materials.
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so insightive and grim
مات ضاحكن ….من علامات الايمان !!!!
Pour le référencement.
Pour lé référencement.
CIDADE ROMANA HERCULANO DO LUXO AS RUINAS!!!
Good job, I enjoyed this quick visit to the ancient world. These were real people with real lives. I enjoy history.
This place is so incredibly beautiful. But did they not know the dangers and impending doom of a volcano? It's like,did they just arrive here one day and start creating a paradise with absolutely no idea of what a volcano is?? How is this possible? Someone please explain me this naivete of these evidently highly cultured,wealthy,intelligent people…Its so we'll preserved thanks to this but my god…so very sad…
Isn't this just fascinating. You document this subject so much better that the mainstream. Wonderful attention to detail. 😉
THE BEST VIDEO BECAUSE ITS FOCUS
IS THE RUINS AND NOT THE VISITORS
OUR THE TOURIST'S GUIDES. 👍😎👍
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Mann sieht die Menschen die im Pompeii leben, haben kein Statur oder Bilder mit Bekleidung. Das heißt die Menschen denkten nur geschlechtverkehr mit einander. Es spielte kein Rolle ob es ein Mensch oder ein Tier wahr. Die haben sich verloren in den Sünde. Die haben kein Mitleid und Respekt gehabt. Die haben den Wert beim Gott verloren. Die denkten nicht mehr klar. Am Ende haben die vom Gott bekommen was die verdienten. So kann auch das Leben ein Ende haben wenn wir im Sünde ersticken.