# What do the still-sealed rolls contain? · Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge > Four answers have been proposed. The library held a wider philosophical collection, including Stoic and other works now lost, that the sealed… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:36+00:00 --- **0** # What do the still-sealed rolls contain? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. The library held a wider philosophical collection, including Stoic and other works now lost, that the sealed… leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters The opened rolls are mostly Epicurean, much of it by Philodemus⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367MDE7175/the-library-of-the-villa-dei-papiri-at-herculaneum). Every title read so far from a sealed roll is by Philodemus except PHerc. 1667, which appears Stoic⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367KXT3448/title-of-work-deciphered-in-sealed-herculaneum-scroll-via)⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367HFP2ZBK/complete-virtual-unwrapping-and-reading-of-a-rolled). ## Answers 4 [**The library held a wider philosophical collection, including Stoic and other works now lost, that the sealed…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/answers/ANS0D3681V45JBT/the-library-held-a-wider-philosophical-collection-including) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**The sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/answers/ANS0D3680VW464H/the-sealed-rolls-mirror-the-opened-ones-they-are-mainly) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for Most likely [**A larger library, including much Latin literature, remains in unexcavated parts of the villa, so the…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/answers/ANS0D3682AR246X/a-larger-library-including-much-latin-literature-remains-in) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/answers/ANS0D3682TC60KK/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2005[Sider puts forward: the sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367MDE7175/the-library-of-the-villa-dei-papiri-at-herculaneum) 1. 2005[Sider puts forward: a larger library, including much Latin literature, remains in unexcavated parts of the villa, so the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367MDE7175/the-library-of-the-villa-dei-papiri-at-herculaneum) 1. 2005[Sider: latin works are present among the opened rolls, and parts of the villa have never been excavated.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367MDE7175/the-library-of-the-villa-dei-papiri-at-herculaneum)For: A larger library, including much Latin literature, remains in unexcavated parts of the villa, so the… 1. 2024[Vesuvius Challenge: the 2023 passages from PHerc. Paris. 4 discuss pleasure in Epicurean terms and are very likely by Philodemus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367HZA6X3H/vesuvius-challenge-2023-grand-prize-awarded)For: The sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works. 1. 2025[Fine Books & Collections: pHerc. 172 is Philodemus, On Vices, Book 1.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367KXT3448/title-of-work-deciphered-in-sealed-herculaneum-scroll-via)For: The sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works. 1. 2026[Angelotti et al. puts forward: the library held a wider philosophical collection, including Stoic and other works now lost, that the sealed…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367HFP2ZBK/complete-virtual-unwrapping-and-reading-of-a-rolled) 1. 2026[Angelotti et al.: pHerc. 139 is Philodemus, On Gods, Book 8.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367HFP2ZBK/complete-virtual-unwrapping-and-reading-of-a-rolled)For: The sealed rolls mirror the opened ones; they are mainly Philodemus and other Epicurean works. 1. 2026[Angelotti et al.: pHerc. 1667 is an ethical treatise with Stoic vocabulary that names Aristocreon, Chrysippus's nephew and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D367HFP2ZBK/complete-virtual-unwrapping-and-reading-of-a-rolled)For: The library held a wider philosophical collection, including Stoic and other works now lost, that the sealed… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367VZM0NNS/what-do-the-still-sealed-rolls-contain%23add-source) Where it fits Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge **What do the still-sealed rolls contain?** Key question · you're here [Who wrote the treatise in PHerc. 1667?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/questions/QST0D367W7E3GZG/who-wrote-the-treatise-in-pherc-1667)Most likely · the treatise is by another Stoic of the late third or second century BC, possibly in Chrysippus's school [ Ask a question under this one ]