Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira, a small town on the northern coast of Greece that was once a seaport. Aristotle's father, Nicomachus, was court physician to the Macedonian king Amyntas II. Although Nicomachus died when Aristotle was ... libraries. In the same year that Aristotle opened the Lyceum, his wife Pythias died. Soon after, Aristotle embarked on a romance with a woman named Herpyllis, who hailed from his hometown of Stagira. According to some historians, Herpyllis may have been Aristotle's slave, granted to him by the Macedonia court. They pr...

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... was born in 384 B.C. He was a Greek philosopher, logician and a scientist. Along with his teacher Plato who was the author of The Republic. Aristotle was born in the town of Stagira, Macedonia. At the age of seventeen, Aristotle left for Athens to study at Plato's Academy. Aristotle, despite the fact that being a student of Plato, later on we see that his ... ...

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... women. She also appears in the Menexnus, probably written by Plato, and in the writings of Xenophon , who wrote favorably of her. 6. Aristotle Aristotlearistot'el, 384-322 BC, Greek philosopher, b. Stagira. He is sometimes called the Stagirite. LifeAristotle's father, Nicomachus, was a noted physician. Aristotle studied (367-347 BC) under Plato at the Academy and there wrote many dialogues that were praised ... ...

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Aristotle continues to be one of the most revered philosopher's of all time. He was born at Stagira in northern Greece (384-322 BC). Aristotle was the most noted product of the educational program that was devised by Plato. He spent about 20 years studying at the Academy. ... ...

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