Raphael, The School of Athens (1509–1511): Plato carries the Timaeus
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Plato, Timaeus, Page 25c: Athens stands alone and wins

The priest tells how Athens led the Greeks, was left alone when the others fell away, came to the edge of ruin, and still beat the invaders and set the rest of the Greek world free. Then the earthquakes begin.

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Critias
τὰtàpartlyμὲνmèn—τῶνtôntheἙλλήνωνHellḗnōnGreeksἡγουμένηhēgouménēleading,τὰtàpartlyδʼdʼ—αὐτὴautḕto herselfμονωθεῖσαmonōtheîsaleftἐξexbyἀνάγκηςanánkēsnecessityτῶνtôntheἄλλωνállōnothersἀποστάντωνapostántōnfell away

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