Pictured is a statue of Marco Nonio Balbo and two Angel figures on the Marco Nonio Balbo terrace in in the Parco Archeologico di Ercolano. Marco Nonio Balbo was originally from Nuceria , he moved his residence to Herculaneum , a city of which he became a benefactor. He had high government offices and at his death was made a patron and honored with several statues. 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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