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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Aiken Standard 21 Nov 2024
Some would say the Dallas Cowboys have hit rock bottom ... Trade him and get an extra No. 1 (draft pick).”. "Fox NFL Sunday" analyst Terry Bradshaw throws a football to cadets at the United States Military Academy. Danny Wild-Imagn Images. Bradshaw’s idea makes sense logistically, but it’s likely one Cowboys fans don’t want to hear ... Related ... .......
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Provocation Poetry: Jenny Holzer’s Unexpected Performance at the American Academy of Rome Gala

New York Observer 20 Nov 2024
Patrick McMullan via Getty Images. Since its founding in 1894, the American Academy in Rome has been an indispensable cultural bridge between the United States and Italy, a transatlantic handshake of artistry and intellect ... Each was awarded the Academy’s prestigious Centennial Medal, the cultural equivalent of a laurel crown....
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Denzel Washington admits he ‘got bitter’ after losing Oscar to Kevin Spacey: ‘I went home ...

New York Post 20 Nov 2024
Denzel Washington reached for the bottle after losing out on the Academy Award for Best Actor to Kevin Spacey in 2000 ... Denzel Washington said he reached for the bottle after losing out on the Academy Award for Best Actor to Kevin Spacey back in 2000 ... Spacey ultimately emerged victorious and earned his second Academy Award ... Getty Images....
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Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover, from bios and books to a status tote

North Shore News 20 Nov 2024
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has an exclusive new “Matrix” sweatshirt for sale in conjunction with its Cyberpunk exhibition ... An Academy Museum exhibition catalog ... A Space Odyssey,” and images of rare prints from the silent era. The Academy Museum Store is having a sale (20% off everything) from Nov....
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China and Brazil advance joint efforts on seventh satellite

SpaceDaily 20 Nov 2024
... satellite aimed at enhancing data collection and imaging for public and economic use....
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet kiss as they reunite 27 years after ‘Titanic’: ‘My dear friend’

New York Post 20 Nov 2024
They’ll never let go of their friendship ... 7 ... Roadside Attractions via Getty Images. “Kate, my dear friend ... the one and only Kate Winslet.” ... 7. Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in “Titanic.” Getty Images ... 7 ... Roadside Attractions via Getty Images ... Getty Images 7 ... Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the 2016 Academy Awards. Getty Images....
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Patrick Schwarzenegger says the upcoming third season of 'The White Lotus' is 'insane'

Business Insider 20 Nov 2024
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion PicturesPatrick Schwarzenegger spoke to Business Insider about season three of "The White Lotus."Schwarzenegger said the new season is "absolutely fucking insane."The actor said that he enjoyed exploring Thailand and hanging with his costars when he wasn't filming ... "Absolutely fucking insane."....
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China, Brazil make progress on 7th satellite

China.dot.org 19 Nov 2024
The CBERS-4A satellite jointly developed by the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing and Brazil's National Institute for Space Research in Sao Paulo is launched by a Chinese Long March carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Dec 20, 2019....
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Arsenal in shock move for Southampton wonderkid: report

FourFourTwo 19 Nov 2024
Edu leaving creates a void at the Emirates Stadium (Image credit. Getty Images) ... Arsenal have made major efforts to integrate youth under the Basque boss – ranked at no.4 in FourFourTwo's list of the best managers in the world right now – this season handing minutes to Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly from the club's Hale End academy....
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Business Insider 19 Nov 2024
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Isla Fisher pokes fun at newly single status after Sacha Baron Cohen divorce in airline commercial

New York Post 19 Nov 2024
11. Isla Fisher joked about being single in a new airplane ad months after she and Sacha Baron Cohen announced their divorce. AirNewZealand/YouTube. Her love life is taking off ... 11 ... AirNewZealand/YouTube. 11 ... AirNewZealand/YouTube ... report ... 11 ... AFP via Getty Images 11 ... 11 ... Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ... Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images....
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Business Insider 19 Nov 2024
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson in 2023. Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson met at a party in 2021 and dated on and off. The two welcomed their first child, son Leodis Jackson, in February 2023 and split in October that year ... The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative," released Tuesday ... "I walked up to him....
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Nicole Kidman Reveals the Actual Stories Behind Her Most Famous Memes

The Daily Beast 18 Nov 2024
“There’s always something behind the actual images that go out there,” and none of is actually what is being speculated, the Oscar-winning actress told GQ magazine about her most famous memes. At the 2017 Academy Awards, she was filmed clapping just her palms, her long fingers curved back like a marine mammal’s fins....

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