Socrates chose to take hemlock in 399 BC. He was tried for impiety and sentenced to take his own life.
Socrates drank hemlock, a highly poisonous plant that caused respiratory failure and ultimately led to his death.
Socrates did not kill himself. He was sentenced to death. He was forced to drink a Hemlock poison.
The dialogue where Socrates famously discussed his decision to drink the poison hemlock is in "Phaedo" by Plato. The dialogue takes place on the day of Socrates' execution and explores his thoughts on the immortality of the soul and the meaning of life.
Socrates was sentenced to drink hemlock by an Athenian jury for impiety and corrupting the youth. His method of questioning authority and encouraging critical thinking was seen as a threat to the stability of the city-state.
He was forced to drink hemlock.
Socrates was given hemlock to drink.
Socrates chose to take hemlock in 399 BC. He was tried for impiety and sentenced to take his own life.
Socrates drank hemlock, a highly poisonous plant that caused respiratory failure and ultimately led to his death.
This was Socrates who was forced to take hemlock, a deadly poison.
It is a poisonous drink. Socrates was forced to kill him self by drinking it.
Socrates did not kill himself. He was sentenced to death. He was forced to drink a Hemlock poison.
The dialogue where Socrates famously discussed his decision to drink the poison hemlock is in "Phaedo" by Plato. The dialogue takes place on the day of Socrates' execution and explores his thoughts on the immortality of the soul and the meaning of life.
Socrates was sentenced to drink hemlock by an Athenian jury for impiety and corrupting the youth. His method of questioning authority and encouraging critical thinking was seen as a threat to the stability of the city-state.
From hemlock yes but not an overdose it was his death penalty
Socrates drank a poison called hemlock as his method of execution after being sentenced to death by an Athenian court in 399 BC.
Socrates was the famous Greek philosopher who was forced to drink poison, specifically hemlock, as a result of his conviction for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens.