Why Socrates died : dispelling the myths
Waterfield, Robin, 1952-2009
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The picture we have of Socrates' trial and death - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. This work presents an account of one of the defining periods of Western civilization.
Main title:
Why Socrates died : dispelling the myths / Robin Waterfield.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2009.
Collation:
xxv, 253 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571235506 (hbk)
Dewey class:
183.2938
Language:
English
Subject:
SocratesSocrates -- Trials, litigation, etcSocrates -- Death and burialTrials (Blasphemy) -- Greece -- AthensGreece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.Greece -- Social conditions -- To 146 B.C.Philosophy
BRN:
1585134