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Lyceum

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public meeting place in Classical Athens

Wikidata facts

Instance of
school
Named after
Lyceus
Country
Greece
Elevation
108
Founded by
Aristotle
Location
Athens
Image
Athens Lyceum Archaeological Site 2.jpg
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Commons category
Lykeion
native label
Λύκειον
inception
0335-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0086-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Plato and Aristotle walking and disputing. Detail from Raphael's The School of Athens (1509–1511)

The Lyceum (/ˌlaɪˈsiːəm/, Ancient Greek: Λύκειον, romanized: Lykeion /lý.keː.on/) was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus ("Apollo the wolf-god").

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