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Pope Julius II chose the theme of wisdom. Raphael depicts The School of Athens (pagan philosophers of Greece and Neo-Platonists). [Furtado: 1001 Days] Pope Julius II (1503--1513) also convened the Council of the Lateran (1512), took control of the Papal States for the first time, commissioned the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and proposed rebuilding St. Peter's Basilica. [Wikipedia]