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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…

49 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…

83 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.

4 months 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.

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.

5 months ago

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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