Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths by Robin Waterfield

Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths

Robin Waterfield

288 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A revisionist account of the most famous trial and execution in Western civilization— one with great resonance for American society today. In the spring of 399 BCE, Socrates stood trial in his native Athens. The court was packed, and after being f...

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