Herculaneum papyri fragments

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The Herculaneum papyri fragments are carbonized ancient scrolls, primarily philosophical texts from a Roman villa buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, and represent one of the most important surviving libraries from classical antiquity.

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Herculaneum papyri 3
Herculaneum antiquities 1
Herculaneum artifacts 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient manuscript fragments
carbonized papyri
classical antiquity library
associatedPhilosopher Philodemus
surface form: Philodemus of Gadara
associatedSchool School of Epicurus
surface form: Epicurean school
associatedWith Roman book collections
Roman elite culture
Villa of the Papyri
burialYear 79 CE
buriedBy eruption of Mount Vesuvius
chronology early Roman Imperial period
late Hellenistic period
containsGenre literary criticism
philosophical treatises
poetry-related texts
containsWorksBy Epicurean authors
Philodemus
country Italy
currentLocation Bodleian Library
surface form: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

British Library
National Library of Naples
Vatican Library
other European collections
discoveredAt Villa of the Papyri
discoveredIn 18th century
discoveredNear Gulf of Naples
surface form: Bay of Naples
hazardEvent Vesuvius
surface form: Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius
language Ancient Greek
Latin
locatedIn Campania
Herculaneum NERFINISHED
mainContent Epicurean philosophy
philosophical texts
material papyrus
partOf Villa of the Papyri
surface form: Villa of the Papyri library
preservationState carbonized
fragmentary
researchField classics
digital humanities
papyrology
script Greek script
Latin script
significance important evidence for ancient book culture
one of the only surviving libraries from classical antiquity
primary source for Epicurean philosophy
studiedUsing X-ray phase-contrast tomography
digital unrolling techniques
infrared imaging
multispectral imaging
writingMaterial ink

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National Archaeological Museum of Naples notableWork Herculaneum papyri fragments
Philodemus knownFor Herculaneum papyri fragments
this entity surface form: Herculaneum papyri
Philodemus textsPreservedIn Herculaneum papyri fragments
this entity surface form: Herculaneum papyri
Villa of the Papyri hasCollection Herculaneum papyri fragments
this entity surface form: Herculaneum papyri
MANN collectionType Herculaneum papyri fragments
this entity surface form: Herculaneum antiquities
Secret Cabinet collection collectionOf Herculaneum papyri fragments
this entity surface form: Herculaneum artifacts