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PBS: The Herculaneum scrolls

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ALL CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPANTS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF FORUM EDITORIAL POLICY:  "Against Katastematic Supremacy - Pleasure Is A Unified Good, Not A House Divided Against Itself."

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    • October 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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    The Herculaneum Scrolls ~ About the Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS
    Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer scientists set out on a mission to read the 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls found in…
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    The most recent episode of PBS Secrets of the Dead is on the Herculaneum scrolls.

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    • October 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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    Just finished watching the episode. I found it very interesting, even though I knew most of the basics. I think they did a fairly decent job with Epicureanism. It was fun to see Piso and Philodemus portrayed by actors. Definitely worth a watch.

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    Thank you Don! Looking forward to it.

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    • October 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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    The video mentions that the Vesuvius area was a famous resort area for the Roman elite.

    Some time ago, I read an article that, on the NORTH side of Vesuvius, opposite Pompeii and Herculaneum, a villa was found where the Emperor Augustus died in 14 CE. Decades before the eruption that buried Herculaneum and Pompeii.

    Enjoy! :)

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    Thank you for sharing Don! That was inspiring!

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    The video included this image. They were certainly rendering the eyes with great skill. It seems clearly to be beyond paint, and instead "false eyes," maybe with precious stones?

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    Great catch! You don't see that in the duplicates but it adds to the piercing serious effect.

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    Moved the thread from forum General Discussion to forum Herculaneum Text Research.

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