Villa of the Papyri
Also known as: Villa of the Pisoni
The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750.
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The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum contained the carbonized library…
The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum contained the carbonized library recovered by excavators.
Villa of the Papyri: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750.