The __________ __________ Of Plato Is An Epistle That Tradition Has Ascribed To Plato. -it Is By Far The Longest Of The Epistles Of Plato And Gives An Autobiographical Account Of His Activities In Sicily As Part Of The Intrigues Between - Dion And Dionysius Of Syracuse For The Tyranny Of Syracuse. -it Also Contains An Extended Philosophical Interlude Concerning The Possibility Of Writing True Philosophical Works And The Theory Of Forms. -assuming That The Letter Is Authentic - It Was Written After Dion Was Assassinated By Calippus In 353 Bc And Before The Latter Was In Turn Overthrown A Year Later