Final resting place Aristotle found
- It seems that archaeologists found the final resting place of the philosopher Aristotle. There is a tomb unearthed in the ancient city Stagira, now known as Olympiada in Halkidiki province in northern Greece. According to archaeologist Kostas Sismanides there are 'strong indications secured may be assumed' that the tomb of the famous philosopher and scholar of Greek antiquity is.
The tomb is located in a complex of buildings dating from the Archaic period, on a hill in the north of Stagira. Several excavations have been done 'good quality'. Sismanides 'We found several jars, both painted and unpainted, and plates, cups and other utensils. Also, there were more than 50 coins with the image of Alexander the Third on it and also coins of his descendants. '
The news was announced at a conference in Thessaloniki, where was discussed the 2400ste birthday of Aristotle. Archaeologist Sismanides doing for 25 years research in the region and now he dares to say with certainty that Aristotle grave. That conclusion he drew even in 1996, but he first wanted to provide conclusive evidence. That's twenty years after successful dated.
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Aristotle 384 years before Christ was born and died 62 years later in Halkida. Archaeologist Sismanides based his search for the tomb of the philosopher based on ancient sources. 'It said:' When Aristotle died in Halkida, in October 322 BC, the people of Stagiara brought his ashes back to the place where he was born. They put the ashes in a bronze urn and placed the urn in a place they called 'Aristotelian'. Each time they had to solve important issues, a meeting was being convened at this' Aristotelian place 'to solve the case. '
Aristotle was trained as a philosopher and scientist in his famous his contemporary Plato in Athens. Aristotle began at the age of 13 to study, his 37th. He wrote on diverse matters as physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and public administration.
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