Along with his teacher, Socrates, and student Aristotle, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy.
At the age of seventeen or eighteen, Aristotle moved to Athens to continue his education at Plato’s Academy.
Plato (Wikipedia) Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toe; Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period.
Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC.