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AI Identifies Author of Charred Scroll Buried by Vesuvius for 2,000 Years
A sealed Herculaneum scroll yields its secrets—revealing a lost philosophical treatise by Philodemus through virtual ...
Smithsonian Magazine18d
Conservators Are Puzzling Together Ancient Roman Murals Found in Hundreds of Pieces
Excavated from a nearly 2,000-year-old villa in Valencia, Spain, the broken-up murals once formed fresco decor ...
Heading to Rome? Here are 5 towns near the Eternal City you can't miss.
Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...
Ancient Roman ruins seemed ‘typical’ — until ‘something more unusual’ emerged
dotted with farms and high-status villas in the hinterland of Glevum (Roman Gloucester), a colonia founded for retired Roman soldiers.” The ancient Roman kiln found at the Centre Severn site. Photo ...
Nature5d
AI reveals title of ‘unreadable’ Vesuvius scroll for first time
Team scoops US$60,000 prize for identifying a Greek work on vices from scans of a 2,000-year-old papyrus charred by volcanic ...
Greek Reporter5d
Lost Work of Greek Philosopher Philodemus Unearthed from Herculaneum Scroll
A charred scroll unearthed at Herculaneum has been revealed to contain a work by the Greek philosopher Philodemus.
U.S. News & World Report12d
Rome Neighborhoods
A sprawling park, Villa Borghese has three museums, as well as numerous beautiful fountains surrounded by winding footpaths. Navona and Campo are located to the northwest of Ancient Rome and brim ...
Sacramento Bee11d
Ancient Roman ruins seemed ‘typical’ — until ‘something more unusual’ emerged
dotted with farms and high-status villas in the hinterland of Glevum (Roman Gloucester), a colonia founded for retired Roman soldiers.” The ancient Roman kiln found at the Centre Severn site.