Google Just Released an A.I. Tool That Helps Historians Fill in Missing Words in Ancient Roman Inscriptions

AI helps Latin scholars decipher ancient Roman texts

Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans—and posing a daunting challenge for the historians tasked with interpreting them.

Google Just Released an A.I. Tool That Helps Historians Fill in Missing Words in Ancient Roman Inscriptions

Known as Aeneas, the tool was trained on an extensive dataset of Latin epigraphy. Experts hope it will help decipher segments of text that have been lost to history

Ancient Texts Decoded by Neural Networks

In a groundbreaking fusion of ancient history and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, researchers have unveiled Aeneas, a sophisticated machine learning model designed to revolutionize the study of Latin inscriptions. This technological marvel aims to assist historians by restoring fragmented texts, dating undocumented carvings, and pinpointing their geographic origins within the vast expanse of the Roman Empire. […]

Google DeepMind Introduces Aeneas: AI-Powered Contextualization and Restoration of Ancient Latin Inscriptions

The discipline of epigraphy, focused on studying texts inscribed on durable materials like stone and metal, provides critical firsthand evidence for understanding the Roman world. The field faces numerous challenges including fragmentary inscriptions, uncertain dating, diverse geographical provenance, widespread use of abbreviations, and a large and rapidly growing corpus of over 176,000 Latin inscriptions, with approximately 1,500 new inscripti…