Full Title   The Laches

Author   Plato

Language   Ancient Greek

Composed during which part of Plato's career   Early

Form of writing   Dialogue

Place written   Ancient Greece

Life span of Plato   427–347 BCE

Life span of Socrates   469–399 BCE

Virtue under investigation in the Laches   Courage

Famous school founded by Plato   The Academy

Most famous student of Plato   Aristotle

Theory for which Plato is most famous   Theory of Forms

Primary Interlocutors in the Laches   Nicias and Laches