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  1. In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
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    ref
    S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-199

    #illustrations
    ©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art

  2. Researchers say they're making a lot of progress in their quest to read ancient #scrolls that were turned into blackened lumps of papyrus when Mount Vesuvius covered #Pompeii and #Herculaneum in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago. Now anyone can join the quest - and take a shot at winning a $1 million grand prize. cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-qu #VesuviusChallenge #Science #Archaeology #Rome

  3. AI quest to decode ancient scrolls yields new revelations
    Scientists have given a status report on their efforts to use CT scans and artificial intelligence to decipher rolled-up papyrus scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash almost 2,000 years ago.

    The researchers say they've found hints that one of th
    cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-qu
    #CosmicScience #3DImagery #Archaeology #ArtificialIntelligence #Herculaneum #Pompeii #Rome

  4. Reuters: Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time. “Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they had achieved the first complete reading of ​a closed Herculaneum scroll burnt by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. The breakthrough marks a ‌major step toward deciphering hundreds of ancient manuscripts […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/25/reuters-complete-text-of-carbonised-herculaneum-scroll-unlocked-for-first-time/
  5. Street in Pompeii,
    c. 1910
    2022

    Some places don't change much :)

    #Pompeii #NowAndThen #100Years

  6. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  7. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  8. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  9. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  10. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  11. #WordWeavers 10/11 — If you and your MC swapped places for a day, who would have an easier time adjusting?

    I suspect it would be Drusilla; I wouldn't do well with the strictures of ancient Rome, but she's a bright young woman and would most likely flourish.

    #awardwinner #HistoricalFiction #pompeii #PompeiiFire

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