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Aristotle's Lyceum (Peripatetic School)
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At the centre of Athens, near the metro station of Evangelismos, they have unearthed the remains of the Lyceum palaestra, one of the most ancient “gymnasia” of the city. The gymnasia gradually evolved into important intellectual centres, while in the 4th century BC the first schools of philosophy were founded in them. At the area of the Lyceum Aristotle founded, in 335 BC, the famous Peripatetic School, whose philosophical and scientific researches played a decisive role to the formation of western civilization.
At the centre of Athens, near the metro station of Evangelismos, they have unearthed the remains of the Lyceum palaestra, one of the most ancient “gymnasia” of the city. The gymnasia gradually evolved into important intellectual centres, while in the 4th century BC the first schools of philosophy we…
ruins of a site where ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is thought to have taught his students. Not much to see but nice gardens to walk around
Founded by Aristotle in 335 BC., the lyceum was known as a Peripatetic School (from the Greek word peripatos, which means stroll) as it is believed that Aristotle liked to stroll through the school’s tree filled groves discussing philosophy and the principles of mathematics and rhetoric with his students.
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