Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash
Newly deciphered passages outline Greek philosopher’s burial
place and describe critique of slave musician
By Lorenzo Tondo, The Guardian, April 29, 2024
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Plato's final hours 'revealed': Ancient scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius
claims the Greek philosopher spent his last night listening to music -
and blasting the slave-girl flautist's 'lack of rhythm'
Plato, who died in around 348BC, also welcomed a guest in his last hours
By Sam Lawley, The Daily Mail, April 29, 2024
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Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)