Newly-deciphered text from ancient scrolls may have finally revealed the location of where Greek philosopher Plato was buried, along with how he really felt about music played at his deathbed ...
Ancient scroll found at Mount Vesuvius reveals details of Plato’s final hours - Scientists use scanners to read about 1,000 ...
So far, researchers have identified 1,000 words, or roughly 30% of Philodemus’s text. The deciphered text reveals that Plato was buried in a private garden reserved for him within the Academy in ...
Historical accounts vary about how the Greek philosopher Plato died: in bed while listening to a young woman playing the flute; at a wedding feast; or peacefully in his sleep. But the few ...
Plato of Athens (429–347 BC) may be one of the most famous philosophers of all times. He was the thinker who came up with the "theory of forms" and founded the first academic institution.
For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed ...