biography on.....Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 469 BC to 399 BC, he was born in Athens. He built a statue of the three Graces that stood in front of the Acropolis until 2 ad. The Three graces ate the three goddesses of joy, charm, and beauty(Graces). He fought against Sparta in the Peloponnesian War. He liked arguing better writing and would stand in market places for a lot of his time arguing with random people. He had a large influence on Plato. he was put to death in 399 B.C. because of being accused of corrupting the minds of the Athenian youth.
Plato
Plato is a Greek philosopher who lived from around 428 B.C. to 347 B.C. he like Socrates was born in Athens except his family was an aristocratic one. He at first wanted to get into politics but started to follow what Socrates did and became interested in seeking truth through questions and their answers. When Socrates was killed because of Athenian democracy in 399 B.C. Plato feared for his life and left Athens for a while. In the year 387 B.C. he established what is known as the first European University called the Academy.
Aristotle
Aristotle lived from 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. he was also a Greek Philosopher but he also studied science, since he was a scientist. Aristotle was born in Macedonia and when he was 17 came to study at the Academy, Plato's, in Athens. When he graduated he worked there as a teacher. After Plato's death he moved to Asia Minor where his friend, Hermias, was ruler. When the Persians killed Hermias, Aristotle moved back to Macedonia and taught Alexander the Great as a child. When Alexander became The Great, Aristotle moved to Athens and opened the Lyceum. When Alexander died and everyone in Athens did not like Macedonians anymore he left Athens and lived at a family estate until he died.
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