Which Roman city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius alongside Pompeii in 79 CE?

Herculaneum was the Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius alongside Pompeii in 79 CE.

Herculaneum stood on the Bay of Naples, closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii. The eruption buried it under extremely hot volcanic material, including pyroclastic flows and surges. These deposits preserved wooden buildings, furniture, food, wall paintings, and other organic materials unusually well.

The city was smaller than Pompeii but contained wealthy villas, baths, shops, and houses. Excavations began in the eighteenth century, first through underground tunnels and later through open archaeological work. The site is now part of the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, a UNESCO World Heritage property.

Ostia was Rome’s port, Capua was a major Campanian city, and Ravenna later became an imperial capital. None was the city buried with Pompeii in the 79 CE eruption.