Plato’s final hours, and why they still matter

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In a groundbreaking discovery, scholars have deciphered an ancient scroll buried under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The papyrus document describes a previously unknown story about the final days of the Greek philosopher Plato.  Stanford philosopher Christopher Bobonich and host Marco Werman talk about the discovery and why Plato remains an enigma.

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