Claim: Stagira is also known as Stageira or Stagirus.
Evidence: Stagira -LRB- -LSB- stəˈdʒaɪrə -RSB- -RRB- , Stagirus -LRB- -LSB- stəˈdʒaɪrəs -RSB- -RRB- , or Stageira -LRB- Στάγειρα or Στάγειρος -RRB- was an ancient Greek city , located in central Macedonia , near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice , and is chiefly known for being the birthplace of Aristotle , who was a Greek philosopher and polymath , a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.