1. Taken to Aegina and offered for sale

    · Aegina, Attica, Greece

    Taken to Aegina and offered for sale
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    According to a doubtful but prominent ancient tradition, Plato’s conflict with Dionysius I ended with his being taken to Aegina and offered for sale as a slave before friends secured his return. Modern scholarship treats the enslavement story cautiously. The coordinate represents Aegina town; the ancient source specifies only Aegina.

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