Why is the names of Greek and Roman figures often changed when translated to English (Marcus Antonius/Mark Antony, Platon/Plato, Aristoteles/Aristotle)?

by Viggorous

I'm currently watching Rome (the tv-series) and have been reading along on Wikipedia in the meantime about some of these historical figures, but I don't understand why the names of many of them are different in English than what they've (according to wiki) been in Latin/Greek?

Dinocrocodile

/u/YST answered this here

Also there is a whole FAQ section on HBO's "Rome".