Si vis pacem, para bellum - Plato

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Si vis pacem, para bellum

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Plato (Πλάτων Plátōn; c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy (Akademia), the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

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Native Name: Πλάτων
Alternative Names: Plátōn Platon Aristocles Αριστοκλής Ἀριστοκλῆς

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