NOUN
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a school established by Plato in ancient Athens
Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died
How To Use Plato's Academy In A Sentence
- Plato's Academy was created around 390 B.C. and had remained in existence until the Byzantine emperor Justinian, closed its doors in 529.
- And, of course, the Romans already had the example of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum.
- We can say today that this university is a direct ancestor of the platonic republic of Plato's Academy.
- Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died
- Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum were located in gymnasia.