A collection of more than 1800 carbonized papyri, discovered in the Roman 'Villa dei
Papiri'at Herculaneum is the unique classical library survived from antiquity. These papyri
were charred during 79 AD Vesuvius eruption, a circumstance which providentially
preserved them until now. This magnificent collection contains an impressive amount of
treatises by Greek philosophers and, especially, Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean
thinker of 1st century BC. We read many portions of text hidden inside carbonized …

Herculaneum is the unique classical library survived from antiquity. these papyri were
charred during 79 AD Vesuvius eruption, a circumstance which providentially preserved
them until now. This magnificent collection contains an impressive amount of treatises by
Greek philosophers and, especially, Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean thinker of 1st
century BC. We read many portions of text hidden inside carbonized Herculaneum papyri
using enhanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography non-destructive technique and a new set …