This exhibition in the General Staff Building compliments the Hermitage's already stunning collection of ancient Roman antiquities very well. Murals and bronze and marble sculptures uncovered from Herculaneum show how the city prospered right before it was engulfed by lava flows from mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Highlights of the exhibit include marble statues of Emperor Claudius and Titus Flavius Vespian in full military gear.