Definition of Herculaneum

1. Noun. Ancient city; now destroyed.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herculaneum

Herbert Clark Hoover
Herbert George Wells
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Kitchener
Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marx
Herbert McLean Evans
Herbert Spencer
Herbie
Herbig-Haro object
Herbst
Herbst's corpuscles
Hercegovina
Herceptin
Herculaneum
Herculean
Hercules
Hercules'-club
Hercules'-clubs
Hercules-club
Hercules beetle
Hercules beetles
Herculæan
Hercynian
Hereford
Hereford and Worcester
Herefords
Herefordshire
Herelle

Literary usage of Herculaneum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Atherton, 12 m. from the town, is served by rail from Cairns, which is the port for the Herberton district herculaneum. an ancient city of Italy, ..."

2. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1905)
"CONTEMPLATED EXPLORATION OF herculaneum :— Prof. Charles Waldstein, of Cambridge, England, Slade professor of fine arts in the university, and formerly a ..."

3. The Classical World by Classical Association of the Atlantic States (1908)
"II Passages from Ancient Authors referring to herculaneum, with Translations, 255-270, III List of Principal Objects which can ..."

4. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1833)
"Some Observations and Experiments on the Papyri found in the Ruins of herculaneum. By Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. PRS Read March 15, 1821. [Phil. Trans. ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"Matte Granulation at herculaneum, Mo. BT 8. ... to granulate the matte that is produced in the smelter of the St. Joseph Lead Co. at herculaneum, Mo., ..."

6. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1772)
"... of herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabia, &c. In a Litter so Count Bruhl,/rtm the Abbe ... when herculaneum was totally overwhelmed by an irruption of Mount ..."

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