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This Ancient Roman Scroll Was Burned to A Crisp 2,000 Years Ago. Now, Researchers Are Reading What’s Inside With AI
AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with a fury that buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice.
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Volcano-scorched Roman scroll is read for the first time in 2000 years
A papyrus scroll carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago is slowly being read once again thanks to ...
Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally "unroll" 2,000-year-old scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...
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Rome's Ancient Catacombs
To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest burial underground tunnels in the world. "Hundreds of kilometers of catacombs run underneath the town and its outskirts," says ...
L'Italo-Americano Newspaper8h
From census to citizenship: how the Romans proved who they were
The Roman Empire brought together millions of people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions. But how did its ...
National Catholic Register2h
How Trump’s Executive Orders Stack Up Against Church Teaching
In a flurry of executive actions, the president has made moves on everything from gender ideology to the death penalty, with ...