0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What famous philosopher was sentenced to death by poison?
Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
When was the death of Socrates?
Socrates was found guilty of corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and sentenced to death by drinking a mixture containing poison hemlock in 399 BC.
What Greek philosopher was sentenced to death for his teachings?
hippocrates. he was known as the gadfly of athens and was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. he drank it calmly and then sat and talked casually to his disciples, wauting for the poison to take affect.
What famous person was sentenced to death for the crime of piety and committed suicide?
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.
What happened Socrates?
Socrates died in a cell by drinking poison because in his time many people believed that the Socrates method was a bad influence so he was sentenced to death
How did the Athenians react to Socrates's teachings?
Unfavorably. They tried and convicted him of corrupting the minds of the youth and not believing in the gods of the state. He was sentenced to death by drinking a mixture containing poison hemlock.
What happened to Socrates?
Socrates died in a cell by drinking poison because in his time many people believed that the Socrates method was a bad influence so he was sentenced to death
Who was the famous greek who was condemned to death by drinking a deathly poison?
Socrates.
Socrates angered the officials in Athens so much?
They sentenced him to death by drinking hemlock to get rid of him.
When was Socrates executed by the Athenians?
Socrates died by poison in 399 BC after being sentenced to death. The exact date is unknown.
What herb did Socrates use to kill himself?
Socrates did not kill himself. He was sentenced to death. He was forced to drink a Hemlock poison.
Did Socrates committed suicide?
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.
