The Renaissance Plot: When They Almost Exposed Everything—And Got Burned For It
The Medicis, Ficino, and Bruno: The Moment They Tried to Restore Persian Wisdom "By he was already producing his first Latin translations of Greek authors, which included the Hymns of Orpheus and the Sayings of Zoroaster , and the first dialogues of Plato." — The Letters of Marsilio Ficino "Perhaps you pronounce this sentence against me with greater fear than I receive it." — Giordano Bruno, to his judges, February 8, 1600 Introduction: The Plot That Almost Worked In 1460s Florence, something extraordinary was happening.
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The Medicis, Ficino, and Bruno: The Moment They Tried to Restore Persian Wisdom "By he was already producing his first Latin translations of Greek authors, which included the Hymns of Orpheus and the Sayings of Zoroaster , and the first dialogues of Plato." — The Letters of Marsilio Ficino "Perhaps you pronounce this sentence against me with greater fear than I receive it." — Giordano Bruno, to his judges, February 8, 1600 Introduction: The Plot That Almost Worked In 1460s Florence, something extraordinary was happening. Cosimo de' Medici—one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe— funded a secret project to recover ancient knowledge that the Church had suppressed for over 1,000 years.