Herculaneum Scrolls RECITED in GREEK

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Become a fluent reader in Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and Old English with the courses at the Ancient Language Institute (ALI): ancientlanguage.com/

[@herrmajestat]

Civ 7 was announced last week and I really wish you to make the cut for a Roman leader!

[@renerpho]

The story about the bad musician is so charming. We today also like to tell little anecdotes at funeral services. I imagine that's what this is. They say the past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. Well, yes, but they were definitely human, and this text does a lot to humanize those ancient people.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Well said!

[@brianpfoss]

I have taken three Latin courses at the Ancient Language Institute, and it is fantastic. The facilitators are knowledgeable, clear and warm.

[@obsidianwinters5857]

I was so early, I saw the title change. Excellent video, thank you.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks for being here so early!

[@ChristinaDiCali]

"Pompeii: The New Dig" on PBS in 3 Episodes rapped up last week and is now available online. It's also the biggest archeological dig at Pompeii for a generation.

[@TheStickCollector]

Amazing what they can recover.

[@elainethompson9057]

I can't believe I was able to translate the first sentence about where he was buried. This is the coolest thing ever Greek is awesome

[@andreaspitsinis255]

Wait!!! Plato is Plato because of his broad forehead?? This is literally new information to me!! What.a.find!!!

[@Dionysios_Skoularikis]

Αγαπητέ, ήταν ευρέως γνωστόν...

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8]

I was always told it was because he was a wrestler and so he was a very broad man

[@francisdec1615]

Diogenes was cooler, though. A real anarchist totally despising the hypocrisy of society.

[@Dionysios_Skoularikis]

@@francisdec1615 Συμφωνώ απολύτως αγαπητέ!

[@christopherbartley6400]

​@@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8 Yes, "broad back" is I believe the best understanding. 🤷‍♂️

[@claimhsolais3466]

Your Greek pronunciation is immaculate Looking forward to meet you in Greece!

[@KEVINKEVINKEVINWWW]

We need people like you. Thank you.

[@byzansimp]

Glad to have helped a bit, amazing video!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks again!

[@ancientlanguageinstitute]

Thanks Luke! So glad you're enjoying Old English with Colin!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks again to ALI! 💪

[@antheusmain]

Plato is one of my favorite ever historical figures and it feels amazing to see and read a text referring to his last moments and burial! Btw which Dictionary for Ancient Greek are you using?

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

The dictionary you see there is Logeion. I talk about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5zVo4V_iquEkJY

[@francescog3959]

Great job on the video as always! Anyhow, I was wondering whether you were planning on making videos on Ancient Greek grammar. You are one of the few ancient language teachers on this platform that actually knows them to the point where you could explain them without making awful mistakes about pronounciation and the origin of stems. I think that some videos of yours about this topic would be awesome.

[@watching7650]

Many thanks for making this fraction of text available to all.

[@xeviphract5894]

It's so exciting, recovering words long lost - and not just tax records! Actual human substance. Thank you for breathing life back into this text. Imagine telling the original author how future generations came to read these thoughts.

[@jeanfoutre3620]

This is pure gold. Thank you.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks for watching!

[@dimitri1072]

You are amazing, Luke. Thank you

[@ArcadiumNugget]

Thank you so much for doing this. I had chills down my spine the whole time, almost teared up. I couldn't thank you enough.

[@SoulcatcherLucario]

i had to stop my ali one on one due to my treatment, but i can confirm that it's an amazing place to learn ancient languages. maybe i'll start it back up after i have fully recovered and back on my feet, it was amazing 💜

[@LeoPlaw]

I'm so looking forward to what other texts come out of the Herculaneum project.

[@christopherellis2663]

I have passed through Naples twice. So nice to hear something that I could not have known then. To converse is to chatter. To read is to know for sure.

[@daviydviljoen9318]

Wunderbar, ich lerne jetzt auch Hochdeutsch!

[@RiccardoRadici]

Thanks to you, Luke!

[@TheDrumstickEmpire]

Fascinating!

[@TT3TT3]

Thanks! Very cool!🎉

[@richardsilver98]

So good, thank you Luke.

[@Basil_o_brouzos]

Can you make a video about greek dialects like Cretan and Pontic greek who make a τσ sound instead of a κ sound?

[@disguysaysda4708]

wow amazing??!! the technology uncovering this is so great!

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Hello Loukas! 👋🏻 Can you make a video with a Timeline showing the various stages of the Greek Language, starting with Mycenaean Greek that is attested from 1,500BC all the way to the Modern Times. The Greeks seem to be thee most well documented people via their Language, and it is pretty much NON-STOP continuous! Would Love to see a video like this as I really do believe that people will marvel at & appreciate even more the Hellenic Language & it’s Long Journey to us in the present day 😃

[@iberius9937]

This find, and hence this VIDEO, is a world treasure. 'Nuff said. Also, pat in the back for me for understanding some of this text without translation. The extensive reading is really paying off. 🤓

[@andreaspitsinis255]

I'm trying not to spam your comment section, but I've never seen the word "barbarian " on a Greek script before, nor have I ever seen them refer to the Thracians as barbarians!! How much more is there to discover in those 📜!!! What a fantastic video Λουκά!!!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Please go ahead and post as many comments as you like, Andreas! I really appreciate them.

[@andreaspitsinis255]

@polyMATHY_Luke thanks luke , I got a little excited there for a minute!!

[@patavinity1262]

Well, it's a Greek word.

[@scoon2117]

Lets go dig him up!!!

[@lordofutub]

This was better. Good to not start immediately with an ad but to segway into it like this

[@savvassyrmopoulos5570]

The ancient accent makes me (a modern greek) feel that I'm listening to a cassette tape of modern greek recording being chewed by the player 😂

[@Brandon55638]

That's because Κοινή Greek had a pitch accent system. Modern Greek and Κοινή Greek are different dialects of the same language.

[@CobraRedstone]

In short, Plato was named such because he was the original "big brain" before the meme

[@eraclitus06]

Try to speak old latin with italian highschool students (Liceo Classico) who learn that language every day, it would be really interesting

[@shinzon0]

I got goosebimples... I am below the first 1k people who hear this with your wonderful pronounciation...

[@avpruler]

I share in your excitement at the wonder of experiencing these new scrolls in the voice they would be read in. I hope some of the scrolls turn out to be in Latin as well.

[@LeoPlaw]

I may not be able to read or speak ancient Greetk, but I can read German! So I'm going to take a look at that website.

[@marcgrec5117]

nice

[@MiciusPorcius]

The other treasure being a rare reference to “The Critic” glory be

[@EliasGeorgiou-h7j]

I can read and understand all

[@tacocruiser4238]

Is there a significant difference between the Greek spoken in classical Greece and the Greek spoken in the Byzantine Empire?

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

A pretty big difference, yes; see Horrocks’ book on the subject.

[@160rpm]

Your pronunciation of 'Fleischer' is pretty impressive

[@deanedge5988]

Superb thank you. I dont like to go there but it is very depressing how this fascinating information was (mis)communicated in our pig ignorant "mainstream"media.

[@Linkzcap]

Why does the video skip during the first line where Luke reads the transcription? 11:15

[@C_B_Hubbs]

Luke found it! 😂

[@Rensune]

Title is misspelled, PM Edit: He fixed it. Cause he's dope.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks! Haha yes I was thinking Ἑράκλειον (Heracleon) and mixed the two.

[@Rensune]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Makes sense. Love your videos!

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

@@polyMATHY_Luke It’s interesting that the Romans would use: eum endings where Greeks used ion/eon Herculaneum = Herakleion It happens in many places that have Greek Names.

[@aaronschmidt8631]

11:43 Is that a Genitivus absolutus without being absolute? :P

[@thogameskanaal]

Flutehole!

[@ftk-forthekingdomministrie7439]

Where's the complete scrolls online? Does anyone have a link?

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Yes, as shown in the video and linked in the description

[@pile333]

👏

[@cncurry11]

Please drop the link of how to find this text!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Hi there! It’s in the description (Greek Schools).

[@cncurry11]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Thank you! I had to get onto the computer to see the description. I’m probably not literate enough on the youtube app to see it. This is very exciting!

[@makedonas_ellhnas]

So this means we can locate his burial?

[@ChannelNotFound]

What I'm hoping for is that some of the missing books of Homer are one of those carbonized scrolls.

[@Ithirahad]

Dude had a 5head lmao

[@ilgattoparddo]

The age Plato died is very symbolic of his life. 8 + 2 = 10, which is a noble number.

[@dimzer99]

Εύγε τέκνον φίλτατον

[@NovaSeven]

6:52 - Suda s.v. Philiscus of Miletus The word is “Αὐλοτρύπην”. Here is the entry: Φιλίσκος, Μιλήσιος, ῥήτωρ, Ἰσοκράτους ἀκουστὴς τοῦ ῥήτορος. ἐγένετο δὲ πρότερον αὐλητὴς παραδοξότατος: διὸ καὶ Αὐλοτρύπην Ἰσοκράτης αὐτὸν ἐκάλει. γέγραπται δὲ αὐτῷ τάδε: Μιλησιακός, Ἀμφικτυονικός, Τέχνη ῥητορικὴ ἐν βιβλίοις δυσίν, Ἰσοκράτους ἀπόφασις.

[@nickvanr.8584]

Translation please

[@atlantic_love]

​@@nickvanr.8584Click on translate.

[@horror11]

dont u find it strange that the letters the ai identified on the scrolls are byzantine greek letters not koine greek?

[@Poems40]

Based on repeatedly translated and differently interpreted ancient texts (are they authentic?), we can't know exactly how things really were. One thing can be said with confidence: life was oh, how difficult for most.

[@EzraSisk]

you should inscribe that into the prop

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

I need it for something else

[@briandavis812]

Moral of the story: Never trust a flute player.

[@unquietthoughts]

Woo!!!!!!!!!!!@@

[@yanisbourgeois9028]

Salvē Lūcī, grātiās tibi prō pelliculīs tuīs, ūtilēs attractīvaeque sunt. Possīsne dē postclassicā prōnūntiātiōne linguæ latīnæ, quam Cōnstantīnus sīve Theodosius locūtī sint, pelliculam facere ? Quia nōn sciō num ut lingua prōto-rōmānica aut ut lingua latīna classica, aut ut aliquis aliud prōnūntiāta est. Grātiās tibi iterum agō, valē !🏛🫒🏺🌿

[@oinobares]

Giant ^^

[@samanthagillen4742]

You're very handsome

[@Taleton]

Now we know! A Chaldean Mage poisoned Plato!! 🤣

[@Brandon55638]

Absolutely hilarious! 😂😂😂😂

[@st0rmrider]

You have an Italian accent (when speaking Greek, not so in English). It's a shame to put all this effort to reproduce an ancient and lost pronunciation. Still it's an amazing feat (and maybe I'm biased that you don't use modern Greek pronunciation).

[@ariebrons7976]

Dear Mr. Rainiery, Shouldn't these texts be conciddered apocryfull; They are an A.I rendition of a scanned scorched scroll, which we then interpret, based on what the computer spat out. That's a great way to forge all sorts of hoaxes. Then again; With this mentality, We may as well reject all of ancient litterature as christian forgeries.

[@robstreet1630]

Thank you for the excellence, it is very much appreciated. I would like to ask about the word μέτωπον. In my search for translation and correct interpretation I find an Ancient Greek version of a portmanteau. μέτωπον [ μετά, ὤψ ] appears to be a blended word. I wonder if this makes any difference to the interpretation and ultimate translation of the word. Could it be possible that there are deeper meanings than simply forehead?