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Ercolano - attore nella casa dei cervi


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Very nice light ... the walls on the sides do look like the wings in a stage --- a theatre to begin. Lovely composition. compliments. -koushik
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da gino a valeria sono parecchi, infatti la casa è grande. questa è una foto che io avrei fatto, o provato a fare, tale e quale. dunque....

ps ho perso la tua mail. sono a roma per un giorno. rimandamenla al volo, se puoi, così ti dico qualcosa

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great light and color + a wonderful composition. Bellisimo. have a wonderful vacation Rita. take care
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Ercolano (named Herculaneum until 79 AD, and Resina until 1969) was

most likely founded by the Oscan, an Italic tribe of the 8th century

BC, and later became part of both the Etruscan and Samnite dominions.

Under control of the Romans, the city was a renowned seaside resort

where some of the richest Roman citizens passed their summer

vacations. After the 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the town was

abandoned and remained largely uninhabited for about 1000 years.

Unlike neighboring Pompeii, the citizens of Herculaneum were

suffocated to death by poisonous fumes rather than buried under heavy

ash. The town was partially buried under hot mud and remained so for

those 1000 years. Records of rehabitation in the area begin to appear

around the year 1000, when the sanctuary called Castel di Resina, one

of the most visited in the Campania region, was recorded to have been

located on a hill in that area. It is named after the Greek god

Herakles.The area was largely repopulated over the next 500 years,

creating the small town of Resina, named after the old sanctuary, with

homes and neighborhoods being built above the uncovered ancient ruins

of Herculaneum. In 1709, the old ruins from around the time of the 79

AD eruption were uncovered along with nearby Pompeii. Since then,

Herculeaneum has been entirely uncovered with all of its ancient

riches and petrified inhabitants extracted. Over time, the town of

Resina became part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, up until the

Italian Unification of 1861, and eventually became part of the

metropolitan area of the city of Naples. In 1969, the town changed its

name from Resina to Ercolano, the Italian modernization of the ancient

name in honor of the old city. Thanks for viewing.

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