The papyrus scroll was one of 1800 rescued from a single room in the remnants of an ornate villa in the Roman town of Herculaneum during the 1750s, which is now the Italian town of Ercolano.

Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago may finally be starting to reveal their secrets. UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to ...

A "historic breakthrough" has been made as researchers have provided the first look inside a burnt Roman scroll in 2,000 years. Researchers have taken steps to decipher text preserved on ...

A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2,000 years. The document, which looks like a lump of charcoal ...

Two Roman men discuss how much evidence of the Romans can be found in the modern town of St Albans. A graphic diagram of a typical Roman town is shown, explaining that all Roman towns follow a ...

Before Mount Vesuvius demolished the Roman town of Herculaneum in 79 A.D., a massive collection of scrolls sat in what is known today as the Villa of the Papyri. Back in the day, the villa would have ...

In the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with a fury that buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice. Among the ruins of Herculaneum, archaeologists later ...

A town was created at the site of the fort decades later and names Isca. When Romans let and Saxons ruled, all ex-Roman towns were called a 'ceaster'. this was called 'Exe ceaster' and a merger ...

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The New York Knicks have been on fire, and a huge reason for their success has been Karl-Anthony Towns. His elite rebounding, perimeter shooting, and physical presence have given New York the X ...