Ancient Greek works discovered

[Wabbit]

Found this news very interesting!

Classical Greek and Roman literature is being read for the first time in 2,000 years thanks to new technology. The previously illegible texts are among a hoard of papyrus manuscripts. Scholars say the rediscovered writings will provide a fascinating new window into the ancient world.

Salvaged from an ancient garbage dump in Egypt, the collection is kept at Oxford University in England. Known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, the collection includes writings by great classical Greek authors such as Homer, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Using a technique called multi-spectral imaging, researchers have uncovered texts that include

• parts of a lost tragedy by Sophocles, the 5th-century B.C. Athenian playwright;
•sections of a long-vanished novel by Lucian, the second-century Greek writer; and
• an epic poem by Archilochos, which describes events that led to the Trojan War.

You can read the rest of the article here

 

[Jazzman]

Good post.

 

[Wabbit]

Thanks

Glad you enjoyed it! I just find it amazing. Their words echo 1000 years through time for us to read now. It's great their works have not been lost for ever!

 

[mehastings]

That is pretty cool.

 

[Infinity]

Very interesting, SillyWabbit.

 

[Wabbit]

Glad you found it interesting!

I wonder when and how they will publish those lost works? The article also mentioned lost Christian works! I wonder if they will rock the Christian world like the "Dead Sea Scrolls?" Will those be published and how will the be received?!