Porta Herculaneum

Porta Herculaneum is a city gate in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Porta Herculaneum is situated nearby to Tomb of M. Cerrinius Restitutus, as well as near Tomba di Aulus Veius.

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Type: City gate
Description: city gate of Sullan date in the northwest portion of the fortifications of Pompeii
Also known as: “Porta Ercolano, Herculaneum Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Surgeon and House of the Faun.

House of the Surgeon

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The House of the Surgeon is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there.

The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. House of the Faun is situated 280 metres east of Porta Herculaneum.

Villa of the Mysteries

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The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult. Villa of the Mysteries is situated 380 metres northwest of Porta Herculaneum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

Pompeii

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Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pompei

Town

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Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.