Why Socrates died

Description:

A revisionist account of the trial and execution of the philosopher draws on Greek sources to separate truth from myth, offering insight into Socrates' character as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions strongly contrasted those of his former student, Alcibaides.

subjects: Trials, litigation,  Death and burial,  Procès, instances,  Mort et sépulture,  History,  Philosophers,  Biography,  Histoire,  Philosophes,  Biographies

People: Socrates,  Socrate

Places: Greece,  Grèce

Times: Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C.,  404-362 av. J.-C. (Hégémonies de Sparte et de Thèbes)