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The Clouds
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The Clouds is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and was n
Socrates descends in a basket while Pheidippides and Strepsiades discuss (from a 16th-century engraving depicted a scene from the Clouds)
Socrates descends in a basket while Pheidippides and Strepsiades discuss (from a 16th-century engraving depicted a scene from the Clouds)
Socrates Pio Clementino Inv 314
Socrates Pio Clementino Inv 314
Apology (Plato)
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The Apology of Socrates, written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC.
The Clouds
…to be among the finest examples of the genre. The play also, however, remains notorious for its caricature of Socrates, and is cited by Plato in the Apology as a contributing factor to the philosopher's trial and execution. Socrates, the philosopher who runs The Thinkery…
Bust of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), possibly a copy of a lost bronze statue by Lysippos.
Bust of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), possibly a copy of a lost bronze statue by Lysippos.
The apology of Socrates in front of the judges by Antonio Canova (Museo Canova)
The apology of Socrates in front of the judges by Antonio Canova (Museo Canova)