The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato

The Trial and Death of Socrates

Plato with F. J. Church (Translator)

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nonfiction classics history literary philosophy
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The classical Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried in 399 BCE on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (in Greek, asebeia). A majority of the 501 dikasts (Athenian citizen-jurors) voted to convict him....

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