Ancient fragments of Greek philosopher discovered

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There have been new insights from reading previously-unknown ancient manuscripts such as the Herculaneum scrolls. The results of the deciphering of papyrus fragments from the first century BCE of Empedocles have recently been published.

Empedocles was a 5th century BCE Greek philosopher.
 

Scholars have identified a 2,000-year-old papyrus in the Cairo archives that preserves previously unknown verses of Empedocles' philosophical poem On Nature, offering the most significant new primary evidence of his thought in 25 years. The fragment-first noticed in 2021 and published in 2024-2026—clarifies Empedocles' theories of cosmology, perception, and the cyclical forces of Love and Strife, and is being hailed as part of a modern "second Renaissance" of rediscovered ancient texts.

 

• Roughly 30 previously unknown lines of On Nature
• The left column describes the cosmic sphere breaking apart under Strife
• The right column contains dactylic hexameters on sensory perception, including Empedocles' idea that particles of fire enable vision 

 

https://greekreporter.com/2024/09/04/discovery-papyrus-fragment-empedocles/

 

https://arkeonews.net/second-renaissance-of-ancient-texts-2000-year-old-cairo-papyrus-reveals-lost-verses-of-empedocles/#google_vignette