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Bio
(427 - 347 BCE)
See A Short Biography at http://plato-dialogues.org/life.htm
Names himself as a witness to the trial of Socrates; among friends who offer to pay a fine in Socrates' behalf (Apology)
Organizes an Academy at Athens
Media
Plato (Encyclopedia Channel, 7 mins.)
Also see 6-part series on The Republic
Allegory of the Cave animated w/ narration by Orson Welles
Works
With Stephanus Numbers
For the complete Jowett edition of Plato's Works with Stephanus numbers please see the Online Library of Liberty.
Without Stephanus Numbers
Also, for a clean presentation without Stephanus numbers, see:
Complete Works (Jowett Edition)
http://www.classicallibrary.org/plato/dialogues/index.htm