According to myth it was founded by Hercules, but historical evidence points to the Oscans as its original inhabitants. Subsequently occupied by the Etruscans, Pelasgians, Samnites, and finally the Ro
According to myth it was founded by Hercules, but historical evidence points to the Oscans as its original inhabitants. Subsequently occupied by the Etruscans, Pelasgians, Samnites, and finally the Romans, this insignificant town was established on the edge of a lava plateau west of the Sarno River. Architecture during its Tufa period demonstrates a strong Greek influence, but formal peristyle gardens, such as those in the House of the Faun, indicate a stylistic turn towards Rome after its colonization in 80 BC. Located on the Bay of Naples in the vicinity of Misenum, Stabiae, and Herculaneum, this is, FTP, what well-preserved Roman city, destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Vesuvius?
According to myth it was founded by Hercules, but historical evidence points to the Oscans as its original inhabitants.