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He died after facing charges such as 'not acknowledging the gods that the city acknowledged' and 'introducing new deities'. When sentenced to death he died by drinking a hemlock based liquid.

Another view:

The religious-based charges were a cover for the real problem - he had encouraged the youth of Athens to think for themselves, which was threatening to the control exercised by the traditionalists who used religion as one of their control mechanisms, much as today happens with Christianity and Islam.

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Henriette Pagac

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