Library
Philosophy
Symposium
Plato [candidate interpretation]
Dialogue exploring love and the ascent toward beauty.
Purchase Book- Subject matter
- Love; beauty; desire
- Culture / tradition
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- Publication / composition
- 4th century BCE; exact dating debated
- Edition publication year
- Not specified
- Historical figures
- Plato; Socrates
- Historical timeframe
- Classical Era (500 BCE–500 CE) · 400 BCE – 301 BCE
No single reliable event period assigned; thematic, mythical, broad or unconfirmed subject. Timeline uses composition / publication range date -400 to -301; no event timeframe assigned.