Italy - Herculaneum - Detail of a mosaic in the ruins of Herculaneum
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Italy - Herculaneum - Detail of a mosaic in the ruins of Herculaneum
Detail of a mosaic on the wall of an excavated house in Herculaneum, Italy. Herculaneum was buried, along with Pompeii, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius beginning on August 24, 79 AD. The mosaic depicts Neptune and Amphitrite, in House Number 22.