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Why Socrates died : dispelling the myths by Robin Waterfield is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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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. Socrates’ trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. In 399 BCE, the great philosopher stood before an Athenian jury on serious charges: impiety and “subverting the young men of the city.” The picture we have of it—created by his immediate followers, Plato and Xenophon, and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Robin Waterfield
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393072907
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (111 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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