For much longer than that Peter,
Wikipedia:
"An academy (Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens, Greece."
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Still on the topic, I don't like the implications that the magicians of the west are limited to a bunch of narrowly defined spells, and that making new spells is terribly hard. It may be necessary for system reasons in HeroQuest 2, but I _like_ having wizards/sorcerers make their own spells and to be able to improvise some magic too.
-Adept
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