Academus

American  

[ak-uh-dee-muhs] / ˌæk əˈdi məs /

noun

1. an Arcadian whose estate became a meeting place for Athenian philosophers.

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Example Sentences

Horace at the age of twenty-three was, to use his own words, still ‘seeking for the truth among the groves of Academus.’

From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.

He founded his college in the grove of his old friend Academus, a mile out of Athens on the road to Eleusis.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert

They chose ——The green retreats Of Academus, and the thymy vale, Where, oft inchanted with Socratic sounds, Ilyssus pure devolv'd his tuneful stream In gentle murmurs.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

"To seek for truth among the groves of Academus" is the phrase by which a more famous contemporary, the poet Horace, describes his studies at Athens.

From Roman life in the days of Cicero by Church, Alfred John

In honor of Academus the school was called "The Academy."

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert