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Statue and memorial altar in Roman Herculaneum, Italy #32616494
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A memorial altar set up in honour of M. Nonius Balbus, the statue in the foreground. The Terrace of Marcus Nonius Balbus lies at the foot of the ramp from Cardo IV in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Herculaneum was destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 A.D., located in the territory of today's commune of Ercolano in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.