Born
428 BC
Died
348 BC
Nationality
Greek
Events involving Plato (2)
387 BC
ID: 275
Plato founds the Academy in Athens - first institution of higher learning in Western world, lasts 900 years
ID: 275
380 BC
ID: 277
Plato writes Republic - ideal state ruled by philosopher-kings, allegory of the cave, theory of Forms
ID: 277