To: Engraved-on-His-hands; Lijahsbubbe; Jeremiah Jr; aculeus; dighton
A PHILANTHROPIST has stepped forward to fund excavations at the ancient city of Herculaneum in Italy, where scholars believe a Roman library lies buried beneath 3m of lava from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Better hurry before it erupts again.
To: Thinkin' Gal
It is believed that there are thousands more scrolls in the building, much of which lies beneath the modern town of Ercolano, and that they may include lost works by Aristotle, Livy and Sappho.Think of the movie possibilities!
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02/13/2005 6:29:28 PM PST by
aculeus
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