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Stagira (/ s t ə ˈ dʒ aɪ r ə /), Stagirus (/-r ə s /), or Stageira (Greek: Στάγειρα or Στάγειρος) was an ancient Greek city located near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice, which is now part of the Greek province of Central Macedonia.
Ancient Stagira is known for being the birthplace of Aristotle, the greatest philosopher of ancient times and the tutor of Alexander the Great. The city was founded in ca. 655 B.C. by colonists from the island of Andros. Down to the Persian Wars, Stagira was a free, independent and prosperous city.
The Ancient Stagira is located about 500m Southeast of today’s settlement of Olympiada, on a small, mountainous and beautiful peninsula, which is called Liotopi. The town took both hills, one coastal at the North and one bigger at the South, which are divided by a low neck.
Sep 20, 2023 · Famous as the birthplace of the celebrated philosopher Aristotle, ancient Stagira was once a powerful city in northern Greece and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Chalkidice peninsula today.
May 25, 2024 · Walking through the 2,600 year old historic city and birthplace of Aristotle was truly a special experience. Here’s what to know before you go to Stagira in Halkidiki Greece, and all about our own visit! How to Get to Ancient Stagira. Ancient Stagira is located in northeastern Halkidiki about 90 km away from the big city of Thessaloniki.
The most important historic site in Halkidiki is ancient Stagira, located beside Olympiada, in the Liotopi peninsula. The tour is a real treat. If you want to see everything, you should know that you will need at least 2 to 3 hours and do not miss seeing the seaside path, which is marvelous.
On a lonely bluff jutting out into the Aegean you’ll find impressive ruins of the walls of ancient Stagira. Grown over and abandoned for centuries, this home of one of the world’s most influential men finally saw the light of day when it was excavated in the 1990’s.
May 22, 2019 · Aristotle of Stagira (l. 384-322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who pioneered systematic, scientific examination in literally every area of human knowledge and was known, in his time, as "the man who...
The beautiful and historical village of Stagira is located above the central road of Thessaloniki – Ouranoupolis approximately 8 kilometres from the sea. Stagira is the birthtown of Aristotles. It is found built on the foot the Stratoniki Mountain (Strempenikos), at an altitude of 500 roughly metres.
Located on the north-eastern side of Halkidiki, it lies only 95 kilometers from Thessaloniki. Believed to be the birthplace of the philosopher Aristotle as well, the ancient site of Stagira is embedded deep in history.
Stageira (Greek: Στάγειρα, also: Στάγιρα - Stagira) is a Greek village lying on a picturesque plateau on the Chalcidice peninsula, and standing at the foot of the Argirolofos hill. The village stands approximately 8 kilometers south southwest of the ancient Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle, and a statue of him stands in it.
Jul 9, 2012 · If you are interested in ancient Greek archaeology this place will probably be worth visiting as it is the birthplace of Aristotle. Stagira is best reached on food and is a short walk from the harbour end of Olimpiada. The ruins are spread out over a reasonably large area and are all accessible.
Stagira was an ancient Greek city whose site is located in the modern province of Central Macedonia, near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice.
Aristotle made revolutionary and foundational contributions to all the major fields of philosophy, including (in addition to logic) metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of mind and philosophical psychology, political philosophy, philosophy of science, and history of philosophy.
Stagira. The settlement of Stagira is built on the foot of mountain Stratoniko (Strebenikos) at an altitude of 500m., on the main road of Thessaloniki-Ouranoupoli, and has approximately 500 residents. Its older name was Kazantzi Machala and it belonged to Mademochoria.
Sep 25, 2008 · Born in 384 B.C.E. in the Macedonian region of northeastern Greece in the small city of Stagira (whence the moniker ‘the Stagirite’, which one still occasionally encounters in Aristotelian scholarship), Aristotle was sent to Athens at about the age of seventeen to study in Plato’s Academy, then a pre-eminent place of learning in the Greek ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher who made significant and lasting contributions to nearly every aspect of human knowledge, from logic to biology to ethics and aesthetics.
Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagira, Chalcidice, about 55 km (34 miles) east of modern-day Thessaloniki. His father, Nicomachus, was the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon. While he was young, Aristotle learned about biology and medical information, which was taught by his father.
Stagira is an Ancient city in Chalkidiki in Halkidiki in the Macedonia Region of Greece. The postal code of Stagira is 63083 and its telephone access code is +3023760. Stagira is at an altitude of 510 meters.
Aristotle, (born 384 bce, Stagira—died 322 bce, Chalcis), ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose thought determined the course of Western intellectual history for two millennia.
Stagira or Stagirus, town in *Chalcidice and the birthplace of *Aristotle; but the modern inland town of Stagira, with its statue of him, is not the ancient site, which is just off the road at modern Olympias, on the coast to the north of the Akte prong of Chalcidice and about half-way between *Acanthus and Argilos.
Stagira may refer to: Stagira (ancient city), in Greece. Stagira (cicada), a genus of cicadas. Stageira Chalkidikis, sometimes spelled 'Stagira', a modern city near the ruins of ancient Stagira.
Aug 8, 2023 · Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira, a small town on the northern coast of Greece that was once a seaport. Aristotle’s father, Nicomachus, was court physician to the Macedonian king ...
