🏛️ House of the Papyri
Roman villa library preserved by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD, Herculaneum
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Herculaneum, Campania, Italy
- Preservation: Carbonized by pyroclastic ash, 79 AD
- Collection: Over 1,800 papyrus scrolls—sole ancient library archive surviving
- UNESCO inscription: 1997
The House of the Papyri is a first-century Roman villa in Herculaneum that was entombed and sealed by ...