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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Tackles and textbooks: inside the UK’s NFL dream factory

The Guardian 13 Oct 2024
The NFL Academy is a major ... On Tuesday night, just two days after the Jets and Vikings battled it out there, the Spurs Stadium saw the NFL Academy host one of the top American high schools, one rich in history and pedigree, the De La Salle Spartans....
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Army, Navy Make History In Week 8 AP Poll Top 25

Aiken Standard 13 Oct 2024
The Week 8 AP Poll is out on Sunday afternoon and two Service Academies have made history ... 1 overall. Oregon is at No ... But it's two teams ranked at the bottom of the AP Poll that are making history ... BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 13 ... The two Service Academies are scheduled to play the week after the 12-team College Football Playoff field is announced ... Related....
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Pinoy gets West Point valor award

The Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Oct 2024
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Army officer made history as the ......
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Akira Kurosawa: The Japanese filmmaker Spielberg calls 'pictorial Shakespeare of our time'

RNZ 13 Oct 2024
He initially studied as a painter, training an artistic eye that would later frame some of the most breathtaking shots in the history of cinema. In 1990, Kurosawa was recognised with an honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented to him by fellow filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas ... .......
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Asteroid named after Chinese expert

China Daily 12 Oct 2024
"We solemnly announce that the asteroid discovered by this Observatory and numbered 325136 internationally, be named in honor of Zhong Nanshan," said the certificate issued by the Purple Mountain Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. "It is hereby made known to the world and which will go down in history forever."....
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How V for Vendetta Failed Itself

Collider 12 Oct 2024
... extensive knowledge of the superhero mythology; gritty thrillers like Road to Perdition and A History of Violence were met with positive reviews and even managed to score Academy Award nominations....
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Louisiana quarterback nearly tops wild high school football passing record

Journal Star - Peoria 12 Oct 2024
Louisiana high school quarterback Peyton Houston had a game for the ages on Thursday night, throwing for 817 yards with eight touchdown passes while adding another 87 yards on the ground with two scores for Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La....
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Friends of the New York State Military Museum to host award-winning historian, author

The Record 11 Oct 2024
Weddle is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1979), where he later taught history as a Captain ... He holds master’s degrees from the University of Minnesota (history and civil engineering) and a doctorate in history from Princeton University....
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Remains of Christopher Columbus discovered in Seville

Spanish News Today 11 Oct 2024
Concepción Cascajosa, the acting president of RTVE, stated that the programme will not only clarify historical uncertainties but also “help to rewrite” parts of history ... The president of the Royal National Academy of Medicine, Eduardo Díaz-Rubio, called the discovery “a historic day” for science....
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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Han Kang

The Washington Post 11 Oct 2024
The Swedish Academy honored the South Korean writer for her “intense prose” confronting history ... ....
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‘2/3rd allottees’ nod must for changes in housing projects’

The Times of India 11 Oct 2024
At an event celebrating International Geo Diversity Day 2024, members of Deccan Heritage Academy Trust and Geological Survey of India stressed the region's rich geological history, advocating for UNESCO recognition to ensure these sites endure for future ......
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Princeton grad transfer Jalen Travis is a force on Iowa State’s offensive line

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 11 Oct 2024
Obviously, for me, history (is important), and I think I’d just gotten done watching (the Academy Award-winning film) ‘Oppenheimer’ — and a lot of that took place on (that) campus, so it was incredible.”....
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College football previews: NSU hosts Towson, CNU and Apprentice School also play at home

Daily Press 11 Oct 2024
Norfolk State (2-5) vs Towson (2-3), 2 p.m. On the air. ESPN+, Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB). About the Spartans ... About the Tigers ... 2 North Dakota State and a one-point loss to No ... He completed 34 passes for 443 yards yards — both second in CNU history — to go with four touchdown throws. — Marty O’Brien Maine Maritime Academy (0-2) at Apprentice (2-3). When ... 14....
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