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(Encyclopedia) PlatoPlatoplāˈtō, 427?–347 b.c., Greek philosopher. Plato's teachings have been among the most influential in the history of Western civilization. Many of the late dialogues are…Plato
Plato was one of the early stars of Western philosophy. The son of an aristocrat, he studied under the great Greek thinker, Socrates. After years of travel and study, Plato founded the Academy in his…Brewer's: Plato
His original name was Aristocles, but he was called Platon from the great breadth of his shoulders. The German Plato. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743-1819). The Jewish Plato. Philo…Dana Plato Biography
Dana PlatoAge: 34 actress who won childhood fame as Kimberly Drummond on the popular 1980s TV show Diff'rent Strokes. Her highly publicized run-ins with the law kept her name in the news for…Brewer's: Plato and the Bees
When Plato was an infant, some bees settled on his lips when he was asleep, indicating that he would become famous for his honeyed words. The same is said of Sophocles, Pindar, St. Ambrose…Brewer's: Plato's Year
A revolution of 25,000 years, in which period the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes. Cut out more work than can be done In Plato's year,…Gemistus Pletho, Georgius
(Encyclopedia) Gemistus Pletho, GeorgiusGemistus Pletho, Georgiusjôrˈjəs jĭmĭsˈtəs plēˈthō [key], c.1355–1452, Byzantine scholar and philosopher, b. Constantinople. He represented the Orthodox…Academy
(Encyclopedia) Academy, school founded by Plato near Athens c.387 b.c. It took its name from the garden (named for the hero Academus) in which it was located. Plato's followers met there for nine…Abgar, Epistles of
(Encyclopedia) Abgar, Epistles of: see Pseudepigrapha.Brewer's: Epistle
is something sent to another. A letter sent by messenger or post. (Greek, epi-stello.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Epi-zooticEpisode A B C D E F G…Trending
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