Plato
c. 428 BC – 348 BC · 80 years · Athens (the Academy) · Europe
Student of Socrates and founder of the Academy; his dialogues, including the Republic, set out the theory of Forms.
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Contemporaries around the world
Europe
- Aristotle — ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 44 years younger
- Socrates — Athenian philosopher, 42 years older
- Hippocrates — ancient Greek physician, 32 years older
- Sophocles — Athenian tragic playwright, 69 years older
- Aspasia — intellectual, partner of Pericles, 42 years older
- Olympias — queen of Macedon, mother of Alexander, 53 years younger
Africa
- Ptolemy I Soter — founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, 61 years younger