Lyceum (classical)

The Lyceum (Ancient Greek: Λύκειον, romanized: Lykeion) was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus ("Apollo the wolf-god"^[1]).

It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. Aristotle fled Athens in 323 BC,^[2] and the university continued to function after his lifetime under a series of leaders until the Roman general Sulla destroyed it during his assault on Athens in 86 BC.^[3]

The remains of the Lyceum were discovered in modern Athens in 1996 in a park behind the Hellenic Parliament.^[4]

^ Morison, William. "The Lyceum". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 2161-0002. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.)". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2009.
^ Morison, William (2006). "The Lyceum". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^ "Aristotle's Lyceum opens to the public". Greece National Tourist Office. 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[:0-1] Morison, William. "The Lyceum". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 2161-0002. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[2] "Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.)". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2009.

[iep-lyceum-3] Morison, William (2006). "The Lyceum". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 30 October 2009.

[4] "Aristotle's Lyceum opens to the public". Greece National Tourist Office. 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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