David Krebs

Grammaticus, linguarum ac litterarum classicarum magister (vagae moderator iuventae, cf. Mart. 2.90.1)

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et dixit tenui murmure lingua: 'vale!' @Scholalatina #Scholalatina #scholaeaestivae2019

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[Nat Friedman @natfriedman]

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

[David Krebs @latinisator]

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY in LATIN, COPTIC, and GREEK

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CT-Scans und KI könnten die verkohlten Papyri von Herculaneum wieder lesbar machen
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@Asterix_Archiv Noch schöner im Original!

[Latin_stagram @LatinStagram]

Wertes #twlzlatein was haltet ihr von folgendem Unterrichtsansatz: https://t.co/xbFrPynTYl

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Welcome to August, the second month named after a human being: Gaius Octavius, heir to Julius Caesar, last man standing in a brutal civil war. He became princeps, was granted the title Augustus by the senate, and declared divine upon his death.

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Liber dignus qui ematur: Logos – Lingua Graeca per se illustrata

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[Schola Latina @Scholalatina]

🇬🇷 In our online #Greek course.
ℹ️ For more information: https://t.co/jIcnP6qYtz. 👈
#Athenaze #linguagraeca #griego #greco #Classics #learngreek #learninggreek

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@Bildungstanke

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«Solum audax, solum fortis, solum magnus… The Nations League»

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Latin Wordle 129 4/6

⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩��🟩🟩

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[Schola Latina @Scholalatina]

[LA] Haec Ciceronis verba (“De finibus”, IV, 4) quam vera sint nemo est qui non videat, hisce praesertim adversis temporibus.
#lingualatina #latin #sapientialatina #Cicero

[Schola Latina @Scholalatina]

[LA] Nota haec verba in Ciceronis poëmate “De consulatu suo”, quo se ipsum ille laudavit, olim legebantur; quo autem poëmate amisso, eadem verba et in secunda philippica (VIII, 20) et in opere “De officiis” (I, 22, 77) leguntur.
#cedantarma #lingualatina #ClassicsTwitter #latin

[David Krebs @latinisator]

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animus in consulendo liber (Sall., Cat. 52.21)
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Sisyphus – John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme (BBC Radio 4) https://t.co/m9EziNZOB4

[Schola Latina @Scholalatina]

An elementary #Latin lesson in Latin, based on the ‘nature’ method: https://t.co/1VFeKgYgAB.

#lingualatina #llpsi #scholaeperrete #scholalatina #latinedisco #aprenderlatín #latino