Viggen 95 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Herculaneum: Past and Future by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Book Review by Melvadius Andrew Wallace-Hadrill has a strong association with Italy and specifically with Herculaneum having been director of the British School at Rome between 1995 and 2009. Since 2001 he has been the director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project, tasked with addressing the many ills that had befallen Herculaneum in previous centuries of excavation and display. This important work has received strong support from the Packard Humanities Institute. In his new book, Herculaneum Past and Future, Wallace-Hadrill has seamlessly blended his own experience with the history as well as current work on the site and possibilities for future developments to stunning effect... ...read the full review of Herculaneum: Past and Future by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilius 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Does the book mention if Herculaneum was a town (colonia or municipia) or village (vicus) if known/unknown? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melvadius 4 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 The chronology states that in 80 BC Pompeii became a Roman colony and Herculaneum remained a Municipium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilius 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2011 The chronology states that in 80 BC Pompeii became a Roman colony and Herculaneum remained a Municipium. Herculaneum a municipium!? interesting... thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
