Stagira
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The lad was so active at climbing, so full of life and energy and good spirits, that when the King came the next year to Stagira, he asked for Aristo.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
His body was carried to Stagira, which he had induced Philip to restore after it had been destroyed, and whose inhabitants therefore looked upon him as the founder of the city.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
King Amyntas used to live at Stagira several months in the year and hunt the wild hogs that fed on the acorns which grew in the gorges and valleys.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
Aristotle was born 384 B. C. at Stagira, whence he is frequently called "the Stagirite."
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
He was born at Stagira, a city of Macedonia, in the first year of the 99th Olympiad.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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