SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What famous Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
A
Pericles
B
Augustus
C
Aristotle
D
Caesar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Famously, Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle.

Detailed explanation-3: -In BC 343, when Alexander was thirteen years old, Philip brought the famous philosopher Aristotle to Pella to serve as Alexander’s tutor, who taught Alexander in ethics, politics, and eristics [1]. It was during such period that Alexander obtained significant theoretical foundation of his later conquest of the world.

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