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Herculaneum
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English
Etymology
en la Herculaneum, named for the mythical figure Hercules.
Pronunciation
en /ˌhɜːkjuˈleɪni.əm/ UK
en /ˌhɜɹkjəˈleɪni.əm/ US
Proper noun
en Q178813en ancient town in modern r/Campania c/Italy which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin.
Translations
city in Italy
Armenian: hy Հերկուլանում
Catalan: ca Herculà m
French: fr Herculanum
German: de Herculaneum
Italian: it Ercolano
Latin: la Herculāneum
Marathi: mr हेर्कुलानेउम
Polish: pl Herkulanum n
Russian: ru Геркула́нум
Spanish: es Herculano
en Ancient Rome
Latin
Alternative forms
la Herculanium
Etymology
Named for the mythical figure Hercules.
Pronunciation
Herculāneum
Proper noun
Herculāneum<2> n
la Herculaneum Q178813
Declension
Herculāneum<2.loc>
Derived terms
la Herculanensis Herculaneus
Descendants
en Herculaneum 1
fr Herculanum 1
it Ercolano 1
es Herculano 1
References
la Ancient Rome