George Gemistos Plethon: chrono by al klisiak c. 1335-1360 b. c. 1370- Accompanies Emperor John Palaeogus to Western Europe. afterward returns to Greece, settles in Misithra where he spends the majority of his life 1433 Theodore II grants Gemistos territorial privileges 1438 Returns with the Emperor to Italy, designated one of the six champions of the Orthodox Church in the council of Florence 1439 "On the differences between Aristotle from Plato" (De Differentiis) written 1440 "Laws" written 1441 Returns to Peloponnesus c.1448-49 Gemistos writes his "Reply" 1450 d. and buried at Misithra 1465 Remains carried to Rimini and placed at the Chrurch of St. Francis--with an inscription: "Thimistius Byzantius" 1541 "Laws" printed 1574 " De Differntiis " Publ. at Basle. from, "George Gemistos Plethon; the Last of the Hellenes" by C.M. Woodhouse. And the Catholic Encyclopedia