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How long did Aristotle study at Plato’s Academy?

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The Greek philosopher Plato — Plato Plato, marble portrait bust copied from an original of the 4th century bce; in the Capitoline Museums, Rome.

Aristotle studied at Plato’s Academy for 20 years. He arrived in Athens in 367 BCE and remained there as a pupil and colleague of Plato until the latter’s death.123