Plato was good at wrestling

The name Plato” means broad-shouldered” 1.

Diogenes Laertius claims that Plato” was a nickname, given by his wrestling coach. He probably made that up 2, but all sources seem to agree that Plato excelled at physical exercise and was well known for his wrestling ability.


  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Plato↩︎

  2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/264825↩︎

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