Ercolano
Ercolano
(ĕr'kōlä`nō), formerlyResina
(rāzē`nə), city (1991 pop. 61,233), Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples. Situated on the site of ancient HerculaneumHerculaneum, ancient city of S Italy, on the gulf of Naples at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. Damaged by an earthquake in A.D. 63, it was completely buried, along with Pompeii, by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
..... Click the link for more information. , it has fine villas and gardens and produces leather goods, buttons, and glass.