This is Ancient on Instagram: "Buried deeper and preserved more completely than Pompeii, Herculaneum offers one of the most extraordinary windows into the ancient Roman world. On August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with unimaginable force. While Pompeii was smothered by falling ash, Herculaneum a prosperous coastal town just 7 km from the volcano was hit hours later by a torrent of pyroclastic mud and volcanic flows. This surge, reaching temperatures of over 400°C, swept through the city at