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322
Aristotle's Death
Aristotle flees to Chalcis and soon dies there. He leaves a will for many friends and his children. His body was burned next to his wife. -
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Aristotle
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323
Alexander's death
Alexander dies and Aristotle is accused of impunity for a sad poem he wrote to Hermias. Aristotle flees to Chalcis before they can execute him. -
336
Aristotle's Academy
In 336 Aristotle returns to Athens. He decides to build his own Academy. He names it The Lyceum. He builds a library and recruits intelligent students to his academy where they discussed things in the garden. He gave lectures that were open to the public and free. -
341
Hermias Death
In 341 Aristotle's good friend Hermias is executed. Aristotle helped Hermias establish an alliance with Macedonia which angered the persian king. The persian king had Hermias executed. Aristotle pays a tribute to Hermias by writing a poem called "Ode to Virtue", which is his only surviving poem. -
342
Alexander's Tutor
In 342 B.C Aristotle went from Mytilene to Macedonia. In Macedonia he tutored Alexander the Great and stayed there for seven years. -
347
Aristotle's Marriage
In 347 B.C Aristotle marries Hermia's daughter Pythias. They get maried in Assus. After that they move to Mytilene where he spends two years studying Marine biology and natural history. -
357
Works
When Aristotle was at the Academy he is said to have written two works between 367and 347 B.C. One was called "Topics" this work talks about how to constuct arguments for a position on as already choosen to adopt. His second work Sophistical Refutions talks about how to detect weakness in the arguments of others. -
367
Education
Aristotle's father dies, Aristotle leaves his home and goes to the Academy of Athens run by Plato. Plato recgonizes Aristotle as a genius and takes him in. -
First University
Plato establishes the first university, the Academy in Athens -
Birth and Family
Aristotle is born in the summer of 384 B.C in Stagira Greece. .His father is aphysicianto the king of Macedonia, not much is known about his mother -
Plato's death
Plato dies, and Aristotle leaves the Academy at Athens