When and where was Aristotle born?
Aristotle was born in 384 BC in the city of Stagira, located about 55 kilometers east of modern-day Thessaloniki. His father Nicomachus served as the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon.
Questions about Aristotle
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who tutored Alexander the Great for Aristotle?
Philip II of Macedon invited Aristotle to Pella in 343 BC to tutor his thirteen-year-old son Alexander. The choice may have been influenced by Aristotle's family connections to the Macedonian dynasty.
What school did Aristotle establish after Plato died?
Aristotle rented a building known as the Lyceum in Athens named after the sacred grove of Apollo Lykeios. This facility included a gymnasium and a colonnade from which the school acquired its name Peripatetic.
How many animal species did Aristotle distinguish in his zoology work?
Aristotle distinguished about 500 animal species arranged in a graded scale with man at the top. Vertebrates were called animals with blood while invertebrates became animals without blood.
Why did Aristotle flee Athens in 322 BC?
In 322 BC, Demophilus and Eurymedon the Hierophant denounced Aristotle for impiety due to rekindled anti-Macedonian sentiment. He fled to Chalcis on Euboea stating he would not allow the Athenians to sin twice against philosophy.