Stagira
Americannoun
noun
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Besides Alexander he had other pupils: Callisthenes, Cassander, Marsyas, Phanias, and Theophrastus of Eresus, who is said to have had land at Stagira.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Aristotle came from the city of Stagira in Macedonia, and his father was court physician to the Macedonian king.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
To his wife Herpylis he leaves the choice of two houses, the one in Chalcis, the other at Stagira.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
They reached a city called Stagira, which is surrounded by walls adorned with beautiful towers.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.
The next year when the King came back to Stagira, Aristo was still there.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
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