2 stories tagged #Philodemus

  1. AI Decodes Ancient Roman Scrolls Charred by Mount Vesuvius
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    AI Decodes Ancient Roman Scrolls Charred by Mount Vesuvius

    Researchers use artificial intelligence to virtually unwrap and read 2,000-year-old scrolls from Herculaneum, revealing lost works of ancient philosophy.

    6h ago 2 min read
  2. AI Unlocks First Complete Herculaneum Scroll, Revealing Ancient Ethics Text
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    AI Unlocks First Complete Herculaneum Scroll, Revealing Ancient Ethics Text

    Using AI and advanced imaging, researchers have read an entire carbonised scroll from Herculaneum, uncovering lost works by philosopher Philodemus and offering a $1M prize to decipher more.

    yesterday 1 min read