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Think of Trial and death of Socrates and answer yes or no. The Guessarium closes in, usually in under fifteen questions. In 399 BCE, the Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried, convicted, and executed by drinking hemlock after being found guilty of impiety and corrupting the youth. You'll see play statistics here once real games have been recorded.
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In 399 BCE, Socrates, a philosopher known for his method of questioning assumptions, was brought before an Athenian jury on charges of impiety and corrupting young minds. The trial, later described by his student Plato, took place amid political tensions following Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War and the brief, violent rule of the Thirty Tyrants, some of whom had associated with Socrates. Convicted by a majority of the jury, he was sentenced to death. Refusing offers to escape, he drank a cup of poison hemlock surrounded by friends. His death became a foundational moment in Western philosophy, shaping ideas about reason, ethics, and civic duty for centuries afterward.
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When did Trial and death of Socrates happen?
Trial and death of Socrates is dated to 399 BCE.
What was Trial and death of Socrates?
In 399 BCE, Socrates, a philosopher known for his method of questioning assumptions, was brought before an Athenian jury on charges of impiety and corrupting young minds. The trial, later described by his student Plato, took place amid political tensions following Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War and the brief, violent rule of the Thirty Tyrants, some of whom had associated with Socrates. Convicted by a majority of the jury, he was sentenced to death. Refusing offers to escape, he drank a cup of poison hemlock surrounded by friends. His death became a foundational moment in Western philosophy, shaping ideas about reason, ethics, and civic duty for centuries afterward.
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