<P> The Platonic Academy ( sometimes referred to as the University of Athens ) , founded ca . 387 BC in Athens , Greece , by the philosopher Plato , lasted 916 years ( until AD 529 ) with interruptions . It was emulated during the Renaissance by the Florentine Platonic Academy , whose members saw themselves as following Plato 's tradition . </P>
<P> The Platonic Academy ( sometimes referred to as the University of Athens ) , founded ca . 387 BC in Athens , Greece , by the philosopher Plato , lasted 916 years ( until AD 529 ) with interruptions . It was emulated during the Renaissance by the Florentine Platonic Academy , whose members saw themselves as following Plato 's tradition . </P>
who set up the first university in ancient athens
who set up the first university in ancient athens
the philosopher Plato
the philosopher Plato