Out of the Ashes: Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum

2003

57m

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Overview

In 1752, an ancient library was discovered at Herculaneum, buried beneath the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. Astonishingly, nearly 2000 carbonized papyrus rolls were preserved, though some were so badly burned they looked like pieces of charcoal. While some texts from the philosophical library have been published, many of the papyri have yet to be unrolled or read.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

PBS

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 17, 2003
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Scott Shurian

Narrator

Key Crew

Julie Walker

Director

Julie Walker

Writer

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