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But people never forgot Greek. It was, and still is, a living language. (Not to mention the undesirability of second-hand translations...)
by jhgb 5y ago
But people never forgot Greek. It was, and still is, a living language. (Not to mention the undesirability of second-hand translations...)
- dr_dshiv 5y agoGreek Orthodox; Roman Catholics forgot Greek. Until Marsilio Ficino translated Plato to Latin around 1450, Plato had been effectively lost in the west for 1000 years.