▁from ▁By z ant ium . ▁History ▁was ▁changed ▁by ▁the ▁re - dis cover y ▁and ▁spread ▁of ▁Greek ▁histor ians ’ ▁writ ings , ▁and ▁this ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Greek ▁historical ▁treat ises ▁helped ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁history ▁become ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁virt uous ▁living ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁past ▁events ▁and ▁people . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁this ▁renew ed ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Greek ▁history ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁human ists ▁on ▁virtue , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁topic . ▁Specifically , ▁these ▁effects ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁examples ▁provided ▁from ▁Greek ▁anti qu ity ▁that ▁displayed ▁virtue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁vice . ▁▁ ▁The ▁philosophy ▁of ▁not ▁only ▁Arist ot le ▁but ▁also ▁Pl ato ▁affected ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁by ▁causing ▁deb ates ▁over ▁man ’ s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁universe , ▁the ▁imm ort ality ▁of ▁the ▁soul , ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁man ▁to ▁improve ▁himself ▁through ▁virtue . ▁The ▁fl our ishing ▁of ▁philosoph ical ▁writ ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁revealed ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁Greek ▁philosophy ▁and ▁science ▁on ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁The ▁reson ance ▁of ▁these ▁changes ▁last ed ▁through ▁the ▁centuries ▁following ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁human ists , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁values ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁western ▁society ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁Den o ▁Ge an ak op oul os ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁By z antine ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁Renaissance ▁has ▁summar ised ▁their