Nearly 2,400-year-old school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great discovered in Greece

In the ancient Macedonian city of Mieza, now located in northern Greece, archaeologists have unearthed a building complex believed to be the school where Alexander the Great was educated by Aristotle over 2,300 years ago, according to a statement from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. The complex, dating back to the fourth century B.C., features a lecture hall with stone desks, two banquet halls, a sporting arena, a stadium, a roofed porch, and mosaic floors.

Coins, ceramics, and four styluses used for writing were also discovered at the site, providing evidence of who might have been educated there. Aristotle, a renowned ancient Greek philosopher, reportedly taught Alexander the Great at this school, as mentioned in Plutarch's biography of Alexander. The school was likely funded by Philip II to educate his son Alexander and other noble Macedonian children, as noted by archaeologist Angeliki Kottaridi.

The discovery of the opulent school, which was built to provide a well-rounded education and physical training, sheds light on elite education in Macedonia during the 4th century B.C.