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427 BCE

Plato is born at Athens, Greece.
427 BCE - 347 BCE

Life of the Greek philosopher Plato.
407 BCE

Plato meets Socrates, abandons aspiration to be playwright.
403 BCE

Plato turns away from politics toward philosophy.
399 BCE

Trial and death of the philosopher Socrates, who taught in the court of the Agora.
398 BCE

Plato flees to Megara with other followers of Socrates.
c. 398 BCE - c. 380 BCE

Plato travels in Egypt, Cyrene, Italy, Syracuse and Sicily.
367 BCE

Plato's second trip to Syracuse.
361 BCE

Final attempt by Plato to make Syracusan king a philosopher-king.
347 BCE

Plato dies at his Academy.
c. 204 CE - 270 CE

Life of Plotinus.