Philodemus, new text on Plato?

[StephenGoranson]

Texts of Plato and Aristotle have been relatively well transmitted.
But a reported recently-read text from Herculaneum may give more information on Plato,
though I am not qualified to certify it, nor the opinion expressed by Philodemus.

"More sections of Philodemus’ history of the philosophers discovered, more info on Plato"
Posted on April 24, 2024 by Roger Pearse

https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/202 ... -on-plato/

[billd89]

Among the most important news, we read that Plato was buried in the garden reserved for him (a private area intended for the Platonic school) of the Academy in Athens, near the so-called Museion or sacellum sacred to the Muses. Until now it was only known that he was buried somewhere in the Academy.

https://rainerebert.com/2015/06/18/the- ... in-athens/

[Peter Kirby]

Very cool, thank you

[StephenGoranson]

Reportedly, perhaps, maybe, some more details about what Philodemus wrote about Plato's life:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/ ... urial-site

"....In a groundbreaking discovery, the ancient scroll was found to contain a previously unknown narrative detailing how the Greek philosopher spent his last evening, describing how he listened to music played on a flute by a Thracian slave girl....."

[billd89]

Exquisite detail, closing paragraph last sentence:

Such was the heat of the pyroclastic surge produced by Vesuvius – believed to have been between 400C and 500C – that the brains and blood of victims instantly boiled.