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Villa of the Papyri treasures resurface: AI restores lost works after 2,000 years
Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a massive collection of scrolls sat in what is known today as the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. It would have been a must-see destination in ancient ...
Joan Didion made her mark on L.A. Here are 10 places she knew and loved
Experience Joan Didion’s Los Angeles — her iconic homes, along with the hotels and restaurants she frequented, as two new ...
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AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
The library of what’s called the Villa of the Papyri has the potential to add immeasurably to knowledge of ancient thought if the scrolls, which have been rolled up into the size of a candy bar ...
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Many Virginia soldiers saw their first action in North Carolina. Their ‘loss’ at Guilford Court House actually led toward victory at Yorktown.
Portrait bust of Pyrrhus of Epirus. From the rectangular peristyle of the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum. Naples Natural Archaeological Museum collection. Pyrrhus, the ruler of Epirus, a kingdom in ...
My family of 4 stayed on one of the world's most exclusive private islands. See inside our $6,000-a-night one-bedroom villa.
My family stayed in a one-bedroom villa at The Brando on a private island in French Polynesia where celebrities stay. Here's ...
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Ancient Paintings of Wine Harvesting Discovered in Villa Cuomo, Italy
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient paintings in Villa Cuomo, Italy, depicting Roman wine harvesting linked to Dionysus ...
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My family of 4 stayed on one of the world's most exclusive private islands. See inside our $6,000-a-night one-bedroom villa.
An ultra-exclusive private island escape in French Polynesia, The Brando has been at the top of my bucket list for years. I first heard of The Brando around the time Barack Obama spent a month ...