Founding of Plato's Academy at Athens
387 BCE
Establishment of Europe's premier institute of philosophical research and higher education.
Sources and References
Site archéologique de l'Académie de Platon (Athènes, Grèce)
Platon, *La République* & Diogène Laërce, *Vies et doctrines des philosophes illustres*
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334 BCE
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332 BCE
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331 BCE
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326 BCE
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322 BCE
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