Chapps · @Chapps
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Finally, I just wanted to show how the sculptures on top of the theater in Herculaneum might have looked in situ, overlooking the city, reflecting the first rays of the sun every morning.

I produced the background of ancient and Vesuvius using .
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Chapps · @Chapps
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Here's a little experiment in digitally reconstructing ancient bronzes. On the left is a reconstruction of the famous early-mid 1st c. CE statue of Livia from the theater of , as it once might have looked, polished, with stone and glass eyes and bronze eyelashes. On the right is a photo of how it currently looks, with darkened bronze, and no eyes (due to both the heat of Vesuvius and 18th c. meddling). Photo by Dr. Steven Zucker, Smarthistory.org 1/

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World History Encyclopedia · @whencyclopedia
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In the first part of our new travel series devoted to the archaeological sites around the Bay of Naples, we shared some hints and tips as to how you can best prepare for your self-guided tour of Pompeii. worldhistory.org/article/1494/

#romanarchitecture #pompeii #herculaneum #History

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The interiors of Roman buildings of all description were very frequently sumptuously decorated using bold colours and designs. worldhistory.org/article/597/r

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Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. worldhistory.org/pompeii/

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In this interview, World History Encyclopedia is joined with Elodie Harper, the author of the novel The Wolf Den. worldhistory.org/article/1779/

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Correction: The scroll wasn't burned – obviously. A phase of no oxygen and a very high temperature in during the 79 AD eruption carbonized objects of otherwise perishable stuff like wood and even papyrus, saving lots of invaluable stuff for posterity.

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World History Encyclopedia · @whencyclopedia
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More than 2,000 years ago, extremely wealthy Romans lived on the sunny shores of the Bay of Naples at Pompeii and in opulent villas nearby, unconcerned about Mount Vesuvius in the distance. worldhistory.org/article/1552/

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Read texts on this scroll and win a total of $1,000,000.

The catch: You cannot unroll it. And it has been burned. 2000 years ago.

Using X-ray and such, one can ”read” scrolls without opening them. This has been done. To turn those readings into actual text, is another matter. That's why the challenge was posed. The hope is that creative and clever people will find a way, using AI or whatever it takes

The Challenge: scrollprize.org/overview

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beSpacific · @bespacific
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was the CEO of form 2018 to 2021. Before that he started and sold two companies - Ximian and Xamarin. He is also the founder of and CA YIMBY. Most recently he created, funded - $1M prize for reading an unopened for the very first time. If we can uncover these , we may be able to recover lost , forgotten , and missing works of . : scrollprize.org/

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Miro Collas · @Miro_Collas
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Contest launched to decipher Herculaneum scrolls using 3D X-ray software | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian
theguardian.com/technology/202

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Oskar · @Torskmint
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Thinking about visiting / tomorrow, any tips? Easy > cheap (within reason)
Will probably start early with

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This is the most exciting news!Dr Sophie Hay: How exciting that a historical text has been found among the carbonised scrolls discovered in the Villa of the Papyri, .And after being in the hands of L. Calpurnius Piso and then Napoleon it’s now under the scanning machines of Brent Seales. livescience.com/ai-is-decipher...

#herring1967 #richardherring #herculaneum

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jeroen smeets · @jeroensmeets
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Living on the edge.

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Lon TH · @lonneketh
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Beautiful exposition for those who can’t go to Napels, Pompeii and Herculaneum, but can make it to Assen (Nl): Sterven in schoonheid/ Dying in beauty. Toppieces from the Naples museum. very few mosaics, lots of statues, furniture, jewelry etc

#drentsmuseum #assen #pompeii #herculaneum #archeologie #art #discovery

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Andreas Abendroth · @tschervanky
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Oder diese beiden nackten Männer:

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Chapps · @Chapps
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RT @pompei79@twitter.com

The astonishing wooden furniture and artefacts found in are going on display in a nearby exhibition @PorticiREale@twitter.com. A chance to see the details of Roman craftsmanship up close.
Opening today and running until 31/12/23.
Further details: ercolano.beniculturali.it/mate

🐦🔗: twitter.com/pompei79/status/16

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