Pictured are statues 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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