Trial of Socrates
Athens condemns its philosopher; Plato makes him immortal
An Athenian jury sentenced the philosopher Socrates to death for impiety and corrupting the youth; he drank hemlock. His pupil Plato immortalised him in dialogues, and the Socratic method became a foundation of Western philosophy.
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Alive at the time
- Socrates (aged 71)
- Plato (aged 29)
- Hippocrates (aged 61)