What was Plato's impact on Ancient Greece?

Answer 1

Plato was one of the early stars of Western philosophy. The son of an aristocrat, he studied under the great Greek thinker, Socrates. After years of travel and study, Plato founded the Academy in his native Athens in 387 B.C.; it became a famous hotbed of philosophical and scientific discussion, and is regarded by many as the first known university in the world. Plato's writings mostly take the form of dialogues, or "dialectics," in which knowledge is revealed as two characters ask and answer questions of each other. (Socrates was often one of the characters.) Plato's text The Republic, in which he lays out his ideas on the perfect state, remains a staple of college reading lists around the world.

Answer 2

Plato's impact to the ancient world was great. Apart his works on philosophy and science. His Academy that lasted until it was closed by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian during 529 CE almost 900 years.

Answer 3

They found him to be a great philosopher, and this can be seen as we still read about his work, his math skills, and what he did for Greece still today.