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Why did Aristotle move to Athens as a young man?

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Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background. — Aristotle Aristotle, detail of a Roman copy (2nd century bce) of a Greek alabaster portrait bust (c. 325 bce); in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.

After the death of his father, Nicomachus, in 367 BCE, Aristotle moved to Athens to join the Academy of Plato. He remained at the Academy for 20 years as a student and colleague of Plato.1