What Buried Herculaneum

Herculaneum was severely shaken by an earthquake in ad 62, and the serious damage suffered by its public and private buildings had not yet been repaired when it was buried by the Vesuvius eruption of August 24–25, ad 79.

Did a lahar bury Herculaneum?

When Vesuvius erupted in AD79, Pompeii was buried under ash, but the nearby town of Herculaneum was hit by a lahar that totally buried the town.

What buried the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?

But there’s one more thing in the area that you certainly must see: visit the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum from Naples. These two ancient Roman cities were buried in ash following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 and are considered among the most important archeological sites in the world.