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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National Archaeological Museum of Naples notableWork Herculaneum papyri fragments