The Death of Socrates - Hardcover
by Emily Wilson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Emily WilsonSeries:Profiles in HistoryPublish date:2007-10-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674026834ISBN-10:674026837UPC:9780674026834Book Category:Philosophy, History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, Ancient and ClassicalBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:8.32 x 6.04 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCA1WRSVGJ
The Death of Socrates
There were heroic lives and deaths before and after, but none quite like Socrates'. He did not die by sword or spear, braving all to defend home and country, but as a condemned criminal, swallowing a painless dose of poison. And yet Socrates' death in 399 BCE has figured large in our world ever since, shaping how we think about heroism and celebrity, religion and family life, state control and...
Series: Profiles in History
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674026834ISBN-10:674026837UPC:9780674026834Book Category:Philosophy, History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, Ancient and ClassicalBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:8.32 x 6.04 x 0.93 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCA1WRSVGJ
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