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Major effort to read the the Herculaneum Papyri.

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    I have not posted lately, but I have not lost interest in Epicureanism. I wanted to post a bit of news: There is a major new effort to read the the Herculaneum Papyri, which of course would likely make more ancient writings on Epicureanism available. Please see https://scrollprize.org/.

    the Herculaneum Papyri.

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    • March 18, 2023 at 12:58 PM
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    I finally had a chance to look at that link in detail, and it is VERY impressive! Thanks for the link!

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    For anyone who might be interested, there is a podcast about the effort:

    I was very grateful to have logged on to this website after being away too long, because I found out about the Emily Austin book, "Living for Pleasure." I bought it and I'm reading it now, very interesting so far. After I finish it, I'll look for comments about it in this forum.

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    • March 20, 2023 at 10:20 AM
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    Wow! Thanks Cleveland Okie ...This is a very interesting podcast presentation! -- some areas were buried in 50 feet of volcanic ash/debris...the papyri were discovered in 1752...untold numbers of scrolls were burned or thrown away before someone realised what they were! (this is from the first few minutes and I hope to listen to the rest of it still).

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    ...found out about the Emily Austin book, "Living for Pleasure." I bought it and I'm reading it now, very interesting so far. After I finish it, I'll look for comments about it in this forum.

    For ease of reference here is a link to the section of the forum set up for Austin's book:

    Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life - Emily Austin

    We may do a Zoom "book reading/review" starting end of April or beginning of May (or maybe in the fall).

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    Belated thanks, Kalosyni, and I plan to join the discussion group. I finished the book (reading one chapter every day.)

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    • June 13, 2023 at 5:25 PM
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    Another recent link - same topic --

    Lava letters: Inside the race to virtually unwrap 2,000-year-old papyri
    A $1 mn global challenge is inviting creators in various fields to help digitally unroll scrolls charred in the Mt Vesuvius eruption. On the cards: New views…
    www.msn.com
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    Thanks for sharing this.

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