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Temple in the College of Augustales in Parco Archeologico di Ercolano #103576005
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Pictured is a plaque dedicating the College of Augustales, located near the center of Herculeneum. The location showed it`s importance to the Emperor Augustus and thus tells us its function. The cult of Augustus was a society of freed slaves who were now making their way in Herculaneum as full citizens. The archaeological excavations of Herculaneum have returned the remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum , buried under a blanket of ashes , lapilli and mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79.
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