Storiascopio · Era 5 of 12 · primary year 5
Plato's Academy
about 387 BC · Athens (Greece)
In short
After the death of his teacher Socrates, Plato travelled for a long time, Sicily included, and then returned to Athens. In a park outside the city, dedicated to the hero Academus, he opened a school where philosophy, mathematics and astronomy were studied. He wrote dialogues in which Socrates debates with friends and opponents, such as the “Republic”, where he imagines the ideal city. The school, called the Academy, stayed open for centuries.
Why it matters Even today the words ‘academy’ and ‘academic’ remind us of that garden in Athens.
Source: Treccani, entry “Platone”
Where we are in the era “Ancient Greece”
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Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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