Plato.
By Michael McDaniel

Plato was the best known of all the great Greek philosophers. Plato's
original name was Aristocles, but in his school days he was nicknamed Platon
(meaning "broad") because of his broad shoulders. Born in Athens circa B.C.
427, Plato sought
out political status. But during the Athenian democracy, he did
not actively
embrace it. Plato devoted his life to Socrates, and became his
disciple in B.C. 409. Plato was outraged when Socarates was executed by the
Athenian democrats in B.C. 399. He later left Athens convinced democracy
wouldn't make it.

Years after Plato romed the Greek cities in Africa and Italy absorbing
philosphical knowledge and then returning to Athens in B.C. 387. There he later
created the first University on the ground of famous Greek Academus, which was
later called the Academy. He remained at the Academy for the remainder of his
life omitting 2 brief periods. He visited Syracuse and Greek Sicily to serve as a
tutor for......

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