Where to go in Athens

Academy of Plato

The Academy of Plato is known for its famous school of Philosophy which Plato created in the area. The word Academy came from the name of the hero Academos. Its story begins in the 6th century where the ancient Greeks structures the three famous Gymnasiums of Athens and ends in 526 A.D. with Houstonian seizing its activity. Plato had begun teaching in 387 B.C.

Archaeologists started digging and researching the area in 1929 and continue to this day. The most important monuments of the area are:
-The Holy House of Geometrical Time. It is believed to be the house where rituals were performed.
-The Gymnasium. It contains a small room for training in wrestling
-The Peristyle building. Probably the wrestling area
-The Archway building. This is believed to be the house of the hero Academos.


by Alice Darzentas

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