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2,000-year-old Pompeii scroll reveals Stoicism’s forbidden side

The latest scroll to emerge from the ash of Vesuvius does not tidy up Stoicism so much as complicate it, by setting a rival ...
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Part of an Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Deciphered by AI 2,000 Years After Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Part of an ancient 2,000-year-old scroll has been deciphered by researchers using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Three researchers recently won a $700,000 prize for using AI technology to read the ...
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AI Deciphered Herculaneum Scrolls Buried by Vesuvius

Recently, AI has helped scientists unlock the secrets of ancient scrolls buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius! These ...
Men's Journal

Students Use AI to Decipher 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll Recovered From Mount Vesuvius

Three students have used AI to decipher the initial passages of a Herculean scroll found buried in the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 A.D. For their efforts, they won a whopping $700,000 in prize money ...
Artnet

A 21-Year-Old Student Has Deciphered the First Word from the Herculaneum Scrolls, Charred in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

It’s a peculiar historical quirk that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum also created one of the most detailed portraits of the ancient world ...
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Inside Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Seen For First Time Since Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Business Insider

A 21-year-old won $40,000 for using AI to read the first word on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius

Almost 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius buried hundreds of papyrus scrolls in the city of Herculaneum. The scrolls can't be unrolled so the Vesuvius Challenge was launched to find alternative methods.
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A Roman beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius is open to the public for the first time

A general view of the the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum in southern Italy. Big news for history buffs and the morbidly curious: An ancient Roman beach is now open to the public for the ...
Live Science

Evidence of more than 200 survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in ancient Roman records

On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities of ...
New Scientist

Historic Herculaneum – Uncovering Vesuvius, Pompeii and ancient Naples: Italy

Embark on a captivating journey where history and archaeology come to life through Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Based in Naples, you will be accompanied by volcanologist ...
People

Part of an Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Deciphered by AI 2,000 Years After Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Three researchers won a $700,000 prize for using AI technology to read the scroll Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early ...