In his discussion of classical Greek learning, Strayer turns our attention to the pivotal role that Aristotle's teachings would play later, as the "basis for university education." In the same section, Strayer makes reference to Plato's Academy in Athens, an "outpost of paganism," as it was described by emporor Justinian in 529. He closed it down that same year.
I knew of no such academy prior to reading this. So, in typical fashion, I went looking. Here's what I found:
http://www.greece-athens.com/place.php?place_id=34
Check out the "About Plato Academy" links as well.
Excellent! The wiki page is pretty good, too, and even credits Raphael with that painting I showed in class: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_Academy.
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