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Socrates was tried and accused of corrupting the youth and was forced to drink poison as a punishment.

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Which famous greek philosopher was forced to drink poison?

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.


What famous Greek philosopher and teacher was forced to drink poison as an enemy of the state?

Socrates was the famous Greek philosopher and teacher who was forced to drink poison as an enemy of the state.


What was the name of the poison Socrates was forced to drink?

After being convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens, Socrates was given the option of exile and leaving Athens forever, or drinking a brew of hemlock -- a plant containing a highly effective stimulant neurotoxin. Upon choosing the poison, his explanation was, "It is not that I love life less, but that I love Athens more."


Who told Socrates to drink the poison?

crito


When did socretes die?

Socrates died in that one year. I'm not sure exactly when, but he did die from drinking poison. He was forced to drink it for expressing his opinion.


How did the Athenian pholosopher Socrates die?

He was sentenced to death for disrespecting the gods and corrupting the youth. He was forced to drink a poison that paralyses the lungs.


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.


Socrates died by?

He was forced to drink hemlock.


Which poison was given to socrates of execute his death penalty?

Socrates was given hemlock to drink.


What poison did Socrates drink?

Socrates drank a cup of hemlock poison as his method of execution after being sentenced to death by an Athenian court.


What Greek philosopher killed himself with hemlock?

This was Socrates who was forced to take hemlock, a deadly poison.


Ancient Greece executions of criminals?

Socrates and others were made to drink poison.