In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition of estate by inheritance from grandparent to parent and parent to child, whereas collateral descent refers to the acquisition of estate or real property by inheritance from sibling to sibling, and cousin to cousin.
Early life. Plato was born in Athens, Greece, the son of Ariston and Perictione, both of Athenian noble backgrounds. He lived his whole life in Athens, although he traveled to Sicily and southern Italy on several occasions.One story says he traveled to Egypt.arly life. Plato was born in Athens, Greece, the son of Ariston and Perictione, both of Athenian noble backgrounds. He lived his whole life in Athens, although he traveled to Sicily and southern Italy on several occasions. One story says he traveled to Egypt.
Plato came before Aristotle. Plato was born in about 424 BC while Aristotle was born in 384 BC. Aristotle was not only a sudent of Plato's, but was also Alexander the Great's teacher. He not only taught philosophy, but physics, poetry, music, government, and biology. He was truly a renaissance man for his day.