Herculaneum

Roman town destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Organization archaeological_site Q178813
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Herculaneum

Summary

Herculaneum is an archaeological site[1]. Herculaneum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Herculaneum is located in Ercolano[3].
  • Herculaneum is in the country of Ancient Rome[4].
  • Herculaneum is in the country of Italy[5].
  • Herculaneum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Herculaneum's instance of is recorded as ancient city[7].
  • Herculaneum's instance of is recorded as museum[8].
  • Herculaneum's instance of is recorded as destroyed city[9].
  • Herculaneum's instance of is recorded as roman ruins[10].
  • The location of Herculaneum was Q24933000[11].
  • Herculaneum is part of Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata[12].
  • Herculaneum's Commons category is recorded as Herculaneum[13].
  • Herculaneum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • Herculaneum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[15].
  • Herculaneum comprises Q132723345[16].
  • Herculaneum comprises Villa of the Papyri[17].
  • Herculaneum comprises Casa della Gemma (Herculaneum)[18].
  • Herculaneum comprises Argo's house[19].
  • Herculaneum comprises Casa del Sacello di Legno[20].
  • Herculaneum comprises Augusteum, so-called Basilica[21].
  • Herculaneum comprises College of the Augustales (Herculaneum)[22].
  • Herculaneum comprises Basilica Noniana[23].
  • Herculaneum comprises Aristides' house[24].
  • Herculaneum comprises Casa dell'Albergo[25].
  • Herculaneum comprises theatre of Herculaneum[26].
  • Herculaneum comprises Samnite House[27].

Body

Identity

Herculaneum is part of Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata[12].

Dissolution

Herculaneum was dissolved in October 24, 79[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Herculaneum include Ercolano[29], a comune of Italy[30], in Italy[31] and Herculaneum[32], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1972[35].

Why It Matters

Herculaneum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Herculaneum is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Herculaneum include Ercolano[29], a comune of Italy[30], in Italy[31] and Herculaneum[32], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1972[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . ISTAT 2011 survey on museums and similar institutions. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 3026
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3026, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285256|Herculaneum (#107285256)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictio"
  2. 5w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id Q1775232
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1775232, adds FactGrid ID"
  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://ercolano.cultura.gov.it/
    Collection or exhibition size {'unit': 'Q11723795', 'amount': '+66'}
    Website
    Location Q24933000
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 123284, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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