This text is dedicated to the life and work of a renowned Italian scholar in the field of history and culture of Classical Antiquity and a prominent university professor, Franco Sartori (1922–2004). The main elements of his teaching work were the history and culture of Classical Antiquity. He was a member of an array of scientific and cultural institutions and received numerous Italian and international awards. In his research, he mainly focused on the political history of ancient Athens of the classical period, Attic theatre and dramaturgy, Athens between Macedonia and Egypt until the times of Chemonides, Magna Graecia and ancient Sicily, Plato as a political thinker, etc. Sartori is famous for his translations of Plato’s works.
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