The Villa of the Papyri was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, keeping its scrolls and artworks intact. By . Peter Saenger. Share. Resize ...

The first deciphered scroll was a script by the philosopher Epicurus, celebrating the delight of eating capers. Experts predict, based on the scale of the Villa of the Papyri, that its library ...

The Villa of the Papyri had been partly excavated in 1752-54, when archaeologists discovered the only intact library of texts from Roman times. This important site, ...

The luxurious Villa of the Papyri was revealed by excavators in the 18th Century – and its many treasures are now on display in Los Angeles. Daisy Dunn takes a look.

Out of the Ashes traces the history of the Herculaneum papyri from the time of the 79 A.D. eruption, to their discovery in 1752, to modern developments that impact their study. In the 21st century, ...

J. Paul Getty, the American billionaire, “a symbol of oil, wealth and power,” discovered Herculaneum and the Villa of the Papyri early in the twentieth century. He started buying Greek and ...

The Aug. 23 Arts&Style article on disgraced art curator Marion True, “The True story: A career in ruins,” stated that the Getty Villa in Malibu, Calif., (actually Pacific Palisades) re-creates ...

The Villa of the Papyri, named for its massive library of scrolls, was owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. The scrolls, ...

In the year 79 CE, a massive cloud of volcanic ash rained down on the Roman city of Herculaneum after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Along with the city of Pompeii, Herculaneum was subsequently eng… ...

Though it accommodates fewer paintings and more sculptures than the Getty Center, the Villa still makes for relaxing yet enlightening summer fun as it focuses on one of my favorite time periods, the ...