Who are the three most important and famous philosophers from ancient Greece? Explain the teacher-student relationships among the three of them. What do all three have in common?

The three great philosophers who really made ancient Greek philosophy famous lived a little later: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. All three of these men lived in Athens for most of their lives, and they knew each other. Socrates came first, and Plato was his student, around 400 BC.