Herculaneum Scroll Author Uncovered

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Herculaneum scroll's AUTHOR revealed: AI is used to unwrap manuscript

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The Herculaneum scrolls are thought to contain profound philosophical and literary texts from ancient Greek and Roman scholars.

They were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 .

Now, for the first time, researchers have found the title and author inside one of the scrolls.

With the help of AI , it has been identified as 'On Vices' by the Greek philosopher Philodemus , a historic ethical treatise providing guidance for 'cultivating a virtuous life'.

Hundreds more were destroyed during attempts to unroll the scrolls, which are mostly held at the National Library in Naples .

A few hundred scrolls were excavated that were never opened, and remain sealed away.

Modern attempts have focused on digital methods to read the texts without physically unrolling the papyri.

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