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A Roman beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius is open to the public for the first time
A general view of the the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum in southern Italy. Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty Images Big news for history buffs and the morbidly …