From Plato’s admiration to Aristophanes’ mockery, this animated explainer uncovers who Socrates really was, if he existed at ...

The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

Renowned Greek philosopher Plato’s final resting place was possibly revealed after researchers deciphered an ancient scroll that survived Mount Vesuvius’ eruption, which decimated Pompeii ...

The thinker behind the ‘Republic’ and other works of philosophy also played political adviser to a series of rulers in Sicily ...

When Dionysius the Elder’s son, Dionysius the Younger, took power in 367 B.C., Dion summoned Plato to Syracuse to instruct the new ruler (then in his late 20s) in philosophy.

Without doubt, parent-less Plato met Socrates at an impressionable age. The execution of the man who taught Plato philosophy also served as a life-long example of the need to be circumspect, to avoid ...

Statue of the goddess Athena looking over Plato at the Academy in Athens. (photo credit: ... Plato and the shaping of philosophy Born in 428/7 in Athens, Plato, his teacher, ...

A statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Athens, Greece. Brigida Soriano/Alamy The text also provides more detail about Plato’s final night – and he wasn’t a fan of the music that was ...

Plato then fled. When Dionysius invited him again in 363, professing new interest in philosophy, Plato stalled for two years before agreeing to come.

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy” .

A statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Athens, Greece. Brigida Soriano/Alamy The text also provides more detail about Plato’s final night – and he wasn’t a fan of the music that was ...