Academy
| Academy | |
|---|---|
 The Academy in the PC release ofMario's Time Machine | |
| Appears in | Mario's Time Machine (1993) |
| Greater location | Athens,Greece |
TheAcademy (Ancient Greek:Ἀκαδημία,Akadēmíā) was founded in 387 BC byPlato. Plato used the Academy to spread his teachings and those of his teacher,Socrates, on philosophy and the nature of many other aspects of life, notably with a focus on always asking questions. InMario's Time Machine, Mario visits the Academy in 369 BC after traveling back in time to return a copy of Plato's writings, theRepublic, to him. Plato can be found in the Academy; once Mario knows that it is him, he can return his writings and Plato thanks him, encouraging him to spread the Academy's teachings. The game claims that the Academy stood for over 900 years, but in reality, it was destroyed in the first century BC, and was later rebuilt in the fifth century AD (only to be closed about a hundred years later).
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