The Trial of Socrates was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges against the city of Athens: asebeia and corruption of the youth. The accusers cited two impious acts: "failing to ack
The Death of Socrates (399 BC): He drank the contents as though it were a draught of wine.
A presentation of the possible appearance of the state prison in ancient Athens.
The site of the state prison in Ancient Athens.
The small cups found in the drains of the prison, believed to be used for administering the poison for executions.
Crito of Alopece was an ancient Athenian agriculturist depicted in the Socratic literature of Plato and Xenophon, where he appears as a faithful and lifelong companion of the philosopher Socrates. Alt
Crito of Alopece, fourth from left, closes the eyes of his deceased friend Socrates in a late 18th-century bas-relief piece by Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.