Extraordinary achievements have been made throughout ancient civilizations. The philosophers who changed the way we see things every day came from the ancient Greek world, particularly during the prosperous golden age of Athens, Greece. Aristotle, a famous philosopher, taught his philosophy during this time in Greece. Using his intellect and amazing ideas, Aristotle created a legacy that has influenced people for centuries. To begin with, Aristotle was a well-known philosopher in the ancient Greek world, born in Macedonia in 384 BC. Not only did he participate in philosophy, but he also contributed to poetics, political science and biology. All of these subjects were taught at his school, the Lyceum Peripatetic School of Philosophy, which became "one of the greatest centers of advanced study in the ancient world" (Sacks OL). A prime example of his students would be Alexandros III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, who conquered an incredibly large empire. Aristotle himself was taught by Plato, another great philosopher, and remained loyal to him after his death, which he managed to do while excelling in his own philosophy. Considering that Aristotle was born in Macedonia, the only way for him to be taught by Plato was to move to Macedonia. Athens, where Plato's Academy was located. He made this move when he was 22 and stayed there until he was 42. At this time, Plato fully taught Aristotle his philosophy, with which Aristotle agreed. The lessons taught by Plato were normally framed around an "ideal world of eternal forms" (Sacks OL) which he believed held the answers to true reality rather than the visible world that everyone sees. ...//www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE49&iPin=WML0011&SingleRecord=True>Ross, Donald A. “Aristotle.” The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. Philippines: McGraw-Hill Inc., ed. 1973. Bags, David. “Aristotle”. Accessed February 10, 2011. mID=WE49&iPin=EAG0077&singleRecord=True>Sacks, David. "Plato". Accessed March 6, 2011.D=WE49&iPin=EAGW0421&SingleRecord=True>Sheldon, Garrett Ward. “Aristotle, political philosophy of”. Accessed February 10, 2011.w.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE49&iPin=polthot00022&SingleRecord=True>Walsh, John. “Aristotle”. Accessed February 10, 2011.ID=WE49&iPin=WHI027&SingleRecord=True>Weate, Jeremy. Philosophy guide for young people. New York: DK Publishing Inc..., 1998.