Did Marsilio Ficino translate the complete extant works of Plato into?
Latin
Italian
French
Greek
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Marsilio Ficino, an Italian Renaissance philosopher, translator, and astrologer, is credited with translating the complete extant works of Plato into Latin. Ficino was a member of the Florentine Academy, a group of scholars who sought to revive the ideals of classical antiquity. His translations of Plato's works were instrumental in the spread of Platonism throughout Europe.
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