Pompeii breakthrough as ancient scroll finally deciphered after 2,000 years

Express UK ^ | Apr 18, 2024 | Richard Ashmore

[mairdie]

A £560,000 prize was on offer for scholars who could read the ancient Roman texts buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.

Scrolls cocooned in volcanic ash that consumed the Roman city of Pompeii have been deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years.

Using AI researchers were able to discern some meaning from the writings which were discovered in the doomed ancient Italian city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.

...In a statement the Vesuvius Challenge revealed some of the information hidden until now in the scrolls which appear to be philosophical treatises concerning pleasure and abundance.

[dfwgator]

A crummy commercial?

[Jonty30]

It’s always sex or what they had for breakfast.

[Adder]

Ring around the rosey
Apocket full of posies
Ashes ashes we all fall down

[nopardons]

Just WHY do you believe that you and such comments, on serious threads, are "clever" and/or funny"?

They add less than nothing at all to threads and are just diminish the thread.

And before you claim that I don't have a sense of humor...I have a GREAT sense of humor; however, what you wrote was unfunny worthless dross.

[FateAmenableToChange]

Little known fact: the scrolls were found in the closet of Hilarius Clintonum, wife of Willumus Clintonum, were they had been kept secretly for years.

I wish people would stop with the sensationalism. Of the 300,000 scrolls that were actually located in in Herculaneum, only 290,000 of them were actually government scrolls. That means that only a fraction of the total number of scrolls were associated with the government.

Moreover, it's totally irresponsible to associate Persian scrolls recovered from the recently discovered royal tombs in Persia from the same time period that talk about "what a treasure Hilarius's bathroom is for advancing the Persian empire. Make sure you leave the gold payment next to the toilet baisin." with the fact that the scrolls were found in what might to first glance appear to be Hilarius and Willumus's bathing chamber. Oddly, the scrolls were moderately discolored as if someone had tried to apply urea to them as an ancient form of bleach....

(On an unrelated note, the female body found underneath Willumus's separate bed chamber clearly has nothing to do with anything, especially not with claims that Jeff's Epsteinius "tamen non pendet ipse" that the unnamed female who probably came from a chariot park in Moesia may or may not have written on the walls of her very comfortable secure room with no doors).

[Liz]

Just amazing to have deciphered it.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Vote for Pedro.

[takebackaustin]

Here’s a double quote character.-> “ <- I know how serious you are, surely you know the cosmic quote character charge conservation law wherein all quotes in the universe must balance, and this will rectify the matter. You can thank me later, the universe not crumbling is enough thanks for me. Seriously.

[takebackaustin]

LTIC (laughed til I choked)

[Political Junkie Too]

It says, "My uncle was eaten by cannibals!"

-PJ

[scrabblehack]

Google Translate does a really bad job with Latin. I have my doubts about this one.

[scrabblehack]

or Beware of Dog.” (”Cave canem”)

[Dr.Deth]

[GOPJ]

ping

[linMcHlp]

Haynes Manual for Chariot XXI Maintenance

[MikelTackNailer]

"Ova domum aut canis domum adferte."

(Bring eggs home or it's the doghouse you go.)

Because some things are eternal.

[GOPJ]

"Ova domum aut canis domum adferte."

LOL

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

The rest of the Villa of the Papyri keyword, sorted 'n' stuff:

• AI Deciphers Text from 2,000-Year-old Roman Scroll Burned During the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius [02/08/2024]
• Some whiz kids figured out how to read charred scrolls from Pompeii and we have the text from the first scroll [02/07/2024]
• Out of the Ashes: Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum (2003) [56:39] [10/28/2023]
• Researchers use AI to read words on ancient Herculaneum scroll burned by Vesuvius [10/14/2023]
• Reading the Herculaneum Papyri: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow [1:53:32] [06/10/2022]
• Mysterious scrolls linked to Julius Caesar could be read for first time ever [10/04/2019]
• Metallic ink used in the Herculaneum scrolls [03/23/2016]
• X-ray technique 'reads' burnt Vesuvius scroll [01/20/2015]
• Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum [12/21/2013]
• Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum [12/20/2013]
• UK to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius [Kentucky prof has non-invasive scanning technique [05/24/2009]
• Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls [07/11/2008]

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• 'Spectacular' ancient public library discovered in Germany [08/01/2018]
• In search of Western civilisation's lost classics (Herculaneum) [08/19/2008]
• In search of Western civilisation's lost classics [08/11/2008]
• Rare Ancient Wooden Throne Found in Herculaneum (Buried by Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius) [12/04/2007]
• Battle for the books of Herculaneum (1 of finest libraries of the ancient world, covered in Lava) [05/15/2005]
• Millionaire to fund dig for lost Roman library [Villa of the Papyri] [02/14/2005]
• New hope in hunt for Roman library [02/13/2005]
• Focus: The search for the lost library of Rome [02/01/2005]
• Focus: The search for the lost library of Rome [01/23/2005]
• Herculean task for modern scholars - More on the Discovered Roman Literature being unearthed. [04/05/2002]
• Experts urge race against time to unearth last secrets of Herculaneum s lost library [04/03/2002]
• Ancient Roman Villa May Hold World's Richest Literary Treasure [04/03/2002]

[Tailback]

RE: Post #5

I really wish FreeRepublic had a like button or laugh emoji.

Well done.

[NonValueAdded]

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