A new archaeological site open in the center of Athens, Aristotle's Lyceum. The discovery of the Lyceum and the adjacent Palaistra, or wrestling school, was made by archaeologists in 1996 and was hailed as the "discovery of the century" by international media, not just because it is where Aristotle taught some 2,500 years ago, but also because it contained valuable information regarding the topography of ancient Athens.
A new archaeological site open in the center of Athens, Aristotle's Lyceum. The discovery of the Lyceum and the adjacent Palaistra, or wrestling school, was made by archaeologists in 1996 and was hailed as the "discovery of the century" by international media, not just because it is where Aristotle taught some 2,500 years ago, but also because it contained valuable information regarding the topography of ancient Athens. "The three gymnasium's - Plato's, Aristotle's and Cynosarges - were complexes where the city's youth and men would receive physical and mental training, as well as intellectual stimulation".
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