Plato was approximately 80-years old when he died. (c. 428 BC to c. 348 BC)
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Plato was around 80 years old when he died. His father died when he was young, likely around 10 years old. His mother remarried when he was in his late teens. Plato began studying philosophy in his early 20s under the guidance of Socrates.
Socrates was born 469 b.c and died 399 b.c. at the age of 70. Plato was born 428 b.c and died 348 b.c at age 80. Plato would have been 29/30 years old when Socrates was forced to drink Hemlock.
Plato likely died of natural causes in his old age, around 348/347 BC. Some accounts suggest he passed away in his sleep or due to an illness, but the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain uncertain.
Plato's exact cause of death is not conclusively known. It is believed that he passed away peacefully in his sleep due to natural causes, possibly related to old age or illness. He died in Athens around the age of 80.
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