Link: https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/02/unpublished-verses-greek-philosopher-empedocles-cairo/

Researchers have identified 30 unpublished verses by Empedocles in a papyrus fragment housed in Cairo, Egypt, offering direct access to the ancient Greek philosopher’s writing for the first time. The fragment is roughly 2,000 years old and was held in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology.

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The verses address the theory of particle effluvia and sensory perception, with particular attention to sight.

That's really awesome. Imagine being the researcher finding that!

I always wonder if there are embarrassed museum staff behind the scenes when big discoveries are found in the archives like this. I guess the important bit is that it was preserved long enough for someone to recognize the significance!