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Conte masterminds ‘most unexpected’ scudetto with single-minded Napoli | Nicky Bandini

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a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Few anticipated the team contending this season but the club held off Inter to spark Neapolitan fireworks that could put Mount Vesuvius to shame

Antonio Conte had asked a city not to get ahead of itse…

28 days ago

X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll

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a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Ink traces show text is part of work by Epicurean philosopher Philodemus, burned during AD79 volcano eruption

A charred scroll recovered from a Roman villa that was buried under ash when Mount Vesuviu…

62 days ago

3 months ago

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned its victims' brains to GLASS: Scientists discover unique shards inside the skull of a person caught in the blast in Herculaneum

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Researchers have unearthed a piece of dark-coloured organic glass which was found inside the skull of an individual who died in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago.

AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption

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a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition

Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in t…

Peer inside the Herculaneum scroll for the first time in 2,000 years: Scientists use AI to virtually unfurl a 'badly burnt' manuscript that was charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It's been left unread for nearly 2,000 years. Now, scientists have used AI to virtually unfurl one of the Herculaneum scrolls - the ancient documents buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Pompeii's dark omen: Ancient footprints show people had to escape an eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1,800 years BEFORE the one that buried the famous Roman city

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption took place in AD 79. But more than 2,000 years before this, the volcano suffered an even larger outburst, triggering a masse exodus from the disaster zone.

4 months ago

The five hours that could have saved Pompeii's victims who were turned to glass: Ancient Romans survived initial eruption before agonising death, new minute-by-minute account reveals

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the devastation unfolded.

Italian anti-tourism protesters wage war on private island: Locals try to stop a billionaire buying beloved island after Sotheby's puts it on sale for £8M

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Furious Neapolitan locals are attempting to crowdfund the purchasing 'back' of a tiny island in the shadows of Mount Vesuvius after it was listed for sale at over £8million.

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