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 ...

The Vesuvius Challenge, a mix of AI and antiquities, has caused no small measure of excitement among classics enthusiasts.

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 ...

The title and author have been deciphered, helping scientists piece together an important treatise from Greek philosopher, Philodemus.

Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in Mount Vesuvius ash, a charred Roman scroll has revealed its author and title without even being unrolled. The scroll, named PHerc. 172, is one of hundreds ...