Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece.

The original Academy

Before Akademia was a school, and even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall, it contained a sacred grove of olive trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The archaic name for the site was Hekademia, which by classical times evolved into Akademia and was explained, at least as early as the beginning of the 6th century BC, by linking it to an Athenian hero, a legendary "Akademos". The site of Akademia was sacred to Athena and other immortals.

Plato's immediate successors as "scholarch" of Akademia were Speusippus (347–339 BC), Xenocrates (339–314 BC), Polemon (314–269 BC), Crates (ca. 269–266 BC), and Arcesilaus (ca. 266–240 BC). Later scholarchs include Lacydes of Cyrene, Carneades, Clitomachus, and Philo of Larissa ("the last undisputed head of the Academy"). Other notable members of Akademia include Aristotle, Heraclides Ponticus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philip of Opus, Crantor, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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Yahoo Daily News 03 Dec 2024
The Manchester Evening News first reported in July that United were hopeful of agreeing a deal to sign the talented Danish international, 17, who had enjoyed a prolific run in front of goal in Arsenal's academy. The deal was officially rubber-stamped by the Premier League in ......
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Javier Mascherano arrives at Inter Miami as coach, 5 years after team first pursued him ...

Sun Sentinel 03 Dec 2024
Mascherano was initially recruited by the team in August 2019 in what Inter Miami viewed as a two-pronged deal. He would play for the club in 2020, its inaugural season, then take over as a coach of the club’s academy the following year ... Miami — where he has a three-year deal....
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Mascherano arrives at Inter Miami as coach, five years after team first pursued him to play

TSN Canada 03 Dec 2024
Mascherano was initially recruited by the team in August 2019 in what Inter Miami viewed as a two-pronged deal. He would play for the club in 2020, its inaugural season, then take over as a coach of the club's academy the following year ... Miami — where he has a three-year deal....
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Xiong'an New Area becoming mecca for AI enterprises

China Daily 03 Dec 2024
Together with two fellow alumni, Shao created Mech-Mind Robotics in 2016, guided by Zhang Jianwei, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering. "My aim was to make industrial robots smarter, and capable of dealing with more complex environments and changes," Shao said. His goals have been realized ...

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