According to his pupil, Plato, and other Greek historians, Socrates committed suicide by drinking the poison hemlock. He had been convicted by an Athenian jury of corrupting the young and of spurning the Athenian gods.
He was given the merciful option of suicide, rather than the normal execution by having his throat cut and thrown into a refuse pit.
Socrates did not commit suicide. He accepted his sentence of death by drinking hemlock, a poisonous plant extract, as mandated by the Athenian court's ruling.
He was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock, a poison plant.
Socrates did not commit suicide; he was sentenced to death by drinking poison as punishment for allegedly corrupting the youth and impiety. There are numerous books that discuss Socrates' trial and the reasons behind his death, such as "The Trial and Death of Socrates" by Plato. These works delve into the philosophical and political factors surrounding his execution.
Socrates did not write a suicide letter. He was technically executed by being forced to drink a cup of hemlock juice. Plato described the death. You can read about it onhttp://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/socrates.htm
Socrates is the Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock in 399 BC for allegedly corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety towards the gods.
Socrates did not commit suicide. He was sentenced to death by drinking a cup of hemlock as punishment for corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety. Socrates accepted his sentence and chose to die by drinking the poison rather than attempting to escape or accept exile.
Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock in 399 BC. He was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety towards the gods. Socrates accepted his fate and believed it was a just punishment for his philosophical teachings.
Drank, I believe, hemlock. Committed suicide. The Greek government were out to assassinate him for his ideas Hope I helped :)
Drank, I believe, hemlock. Committed suicide. The Greek government were out to assassinate him for his ideas Hope I helped :)
Socrates did not commit suicide; he was sentenced to death by drinking poison as punishment for allegedly corrupting the youth and impiety. There are numerous books that discuss Socrates' trial and the reasons behind his death, such as "The Trial and Death of Socrates" by Plato. These works delve into the philosophical and political factors surrounding his execution.
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Socrates was sentenced to suicide.
he committed suicide
Socrates, if I'm not mistaken
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Socrates did not write a suicide letter. He was technically executed by being forced to drink a cup of hemlock juice. Plato described the death. You can read about it onhttp://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/socrates.htm
Socrates. He was charged with a crime for not recognizing the gods and corrupting Athenians. After being sentenced to death he chose to commit suicide by drinking hemlock. He did this in the presence of his friends who respected him and cheered for him as he drank the poison.
she committed suicide in 30 B.C at the age of 39
He committed suicide.