Plato Research
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Plato Research
Early life
Main article: Early life of Plato
Birth and family
Plato was born in Athens, Greece. Based on ancient sources, most modern scholars estimate that he was born in Athens or Aegina[b] between 429 and 423 BC[a] His father was Ariston. According to a disputed tradition, reported by Diogenes Laertius, Ariston traced his descent from the king of Athens, Codrus, and the king of Messenia, Melanthus.[4] Plato's mother was Perictione, whose family boasted of a relationship with the famous Athenian lawmaker and lyric poet Solon.[5] Perictione was sister of Charmides and niece of Critias, both prominent figures of the Thirty Tyrants, the...
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