Researchers use AI to decipher ancient Roman texts carbonized in deadly Mount Vesuvius eruption
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A portion of ancient texts destroyed by the volcanic eruption on Mount Vesuvius have been deciphered thanks to a team of researchers using AI.
Believed to have been owned by the father-in-law of Julius Caesar, the texts were carbonized by the heat of the volcanic debris. Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.
The ancient texts remained undiscovered for centuries until an Italian farmer discovered the villa in the mid-eighteenth century.
Many of the scrolls, which are extremely delicate, were destroyed by early attempts to unroll them. They were found to contain philosophical texts written in Greek. Hundreds more remain unopened and unreadable.
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