The latest scroll to emerge from the ash of Vesuvius does not tidy up Stoicism so much as complicate it, by setting a rival philosophy’s private doubts alongside the public ideal of unshakable virtue.

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The 2,000-year-old scroll was buried in volcanic mud and ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. (© Vesuvius Challenge; all images courtesy Vesuvius Challenge) An unopened scroll that was buried in ...

(CNN) — After using artificial intelligence to uncover the first word to be read from an unopened Herculaneum scroll, a team of researchers has revealed several nearly complete passages from the ...

A team of scholars has used cutting edge technology to piece together sections of a 2,000 year-old scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which killed tens of thousands as it ...

Artificial Intelligence has once again showcased its worth in surprising avenues as researchers reportedly used AI to decipher the hidden text of an ancient 2000-year-old scroll buried back when Mount ...

In July 2024, Diamond's powerful light enabled a team from the nearby Bodleian Libraries to scan a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll. The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on ...

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(CNN) — Scholars are decoding an ancient scroll that was one of hundreds charred to a crisp during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The artifact, which is kept at the University of Oxford’s ...