RIHC: The Eruption of Vesuvius, Lost Texts, and Ancient Cults

What are the ancient Herculaneum scrolls, recovered following the explosion of Vesuvius in 79 AD? How did these supposedly lost documents survive? What happened this year to resurrect them, when they had seemed incomprehensible for so long? Who were the Epicureans, philosophers of Ancient Greece? How would new discoveries alter the way that Classics is studied, and the ancient world understood? And, which lost texts would classicists most want to discover? In this week’s bonus episode, Tom is joined by classicist and head of Classics at Oxford University, Llewellyn Morgan, to discuss the eruption of Vesuvius, the remarkable Herculaneum scrolls, and the ancient secrets lost texts contain… ______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor