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He founded the Academy in Athens (the first university in the western world) and taught Aristotle

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Academy *pictured below

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1. The name Plato Means "broad-shouldered"
2. His father Ariston descended directly from the kings of Messeina and Athens.
3. According to some historians his mother was a descendant of Solon
4. He was a soldier during the Peloponnesian War

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Plato was taught by Socrates, and he mentored Aristotle. He founded the Academy, which is considered the first university in the western-world. He was a philosopher, and also explored cosmology, theology, and epistemology

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Plato was born on May 7, 427 B.C. in Athens Greece. He died 80 years later in 347 B.C in Athens Greece.