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Rome - Villa of the Papyri - Herculaneum

Caesar's father-in-law owned The Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Excavations begun in the early eighteenth century uncovered papyri of the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus.
Philodemus Project Home Page
Page describes the excavations of Herculaneum and explains the purpose of the project to reconstruct Philodemus' works on Poetics, Rhetoric, and Music.
Review of Rediscovering Antiquity
From Bryn Mawr Review. Book describes the eighteenth century excavations in Pompeii and Herculaneum of Karl Weber.
Review of Marcello Gigante, Philodemus
From Bryn Mawr Review. The book opens with the excavation of the villa of the Papyri and its importance for research on Epicurean philosophy.

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