Talk:Herculaneum

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Contents 1 Cleanup 2 Myth? 3 Herculaneum is also the name of a town in the state of Missouri, USA 4 Distance from sea 5 Nat Geo photo of skeleton 6 Skletal remains

[edit] Cleanup

I marked this for a cleanup because the images surrounding 'skeletal remains' cover up some of the text making it unreadable, and I'm not sure how to fix it. --Lord Pheasant 06:39, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Myth?

The sub-section Myth recounts a familiar episode in the western wanderings of Hercules, but applies it, as a founding myth, to Herculaneum. That Herculaneum is named to honor Hercules is patent, but isn't this "founding myth" an unwarranted invention?--Wetman 20:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Herculaneum is also the name of a town in the state of Missouri, USA

It is about 30 miles south of St. Louis off of Interstate 55.

And ironicly they have problems with lead there too.

[edit] Distance from sea

Herculanuem used to be a seaside holiday town for patricians, how far is it from the sea today? It is also on a lower level than modern buildings around it.

[edit] Nat Geo photo of skeleton

Isn't this a copy-righted pic from Nat geo? I think it was on the cover of the May 1984 National Geographic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SGW999 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Skletal remains

I won't even go into capitalization inconsistencies, but this section needs revamped. The references are done wrong, and "for example" should not be seen in an encyclopedia article. Sleepsong (talk) 19:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)