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AI decodes title and author of charred, still-rolled scroll after nearly 2,000 years
PHerc. 172 is one of hundreds of scrolls found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried under volcanic debris of ...
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Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years
The scroll — named PHerc ... Vices and their Opposite Virtues are known from the papyri that were physically unrolled — best known are On Property Management (book 9, presumably the opposite ...
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Badly Burned Herculaneum Scroll Discovered In Pompeii Deciphered After 2,000 Years
The title and author have been deciphered, helping scientists piece together an important treatise from Greek philosopher, Philodemus.
Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years
Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author and the title of the text nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in the Mount Vesuvius ...