The scroll, found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, contains part of a multi-volume work titled "On Vices" and was written by an ancient Greek philosopher, Philodemus.

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Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius. CNN values your feedback 1.

London — The Herculaneum scrolls have remained one of the many tantalizing mysteries of the ancient world for almost 2,000 years. Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the ...

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been virtually “unwrapped” for the first time, revealing Greek text hidden beneath layers of carbonized papyrus. Scientists used X-ray imaging and artificial ...

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Ancient scroll charred by volcanic eruption reveals what Plato did in his final hours. Brendan Rascius. Wed, May 1, 2024 at 3:09 PM UTC. 2 min read.

For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the scrolls had remained inscrutable — ...

Ancient scroll charred by volcanic eruption reveals what Plato did in his final hours By Brendan Rascius. May 1, 2024 10:09 AM. Over 1,000 words, or about 30% of the text, has been deciphered, ...

For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the scrolls had remained ...