A CLASSICAL
EDUCATION
8th century B.C.
The Iliad and the
Odyssey are composed.
These epics will form
the basis of classical
Greek education.7th-6th century B.C.
Based on works of
Homer and Hesiod,
education extols moral
and physical courage,
known as arete.Circa 387 B.C.
Plato founds his
Academy in an olive
grove in Athens for
the advanced study
of philosophy.5th century B.C.
The term paideia is
first used. The Sophists
widen its intellectual
scope. Higher education
becomes available.Circa 380 B.C.
Plato writes his Republic.
At its heart is a complex
vision of educational
models, which is still
debated today.Circa 335 B.C
Aristotle founds his
philosophical school at
the Lyceum in Athens,
dedicated to theoretical
and scientific inquiry.CITY OF LEARNING
The Acropolis of Athens is
dominated by the Parthenon.
At its foot stands the second-
century Odeon theater of
Herodes Atticus, an aristocrat
and philosopher.
SANDRA RACCANELLO/FOTOTECA 9X12