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The trial of Socrates took place in 399 BC. Attended by the Ancient Greek philosophers Plato (who was a student of Socrates') and Xenophon, it resulted in the death of Socrates, who was sentenced to drink the poison hemlock. The trial is chronicled in the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo.
The Trial of Socrates (399 BC) was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges: asebeia against the pantheon of Athens, and corruption of the youth of the city-state; the accusers cited two impious acts by Socrates: "failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges" and "introducing new deities".
"The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life by Bettany Hughes – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Isaacson, Walter (February 18, 2011). "Book Review - The Hemlock Cup - Biography of Socrates - By Bettany Hughes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Lazarus, Jonathan E. (March 13, 2011). " 'The Hemlock Cup': A book ...
The Apology of Socrates (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apología Sokrátous; Latin: Apologia Socratis), written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates (469–399 BC) spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC.
The Death of Socrates (French: La Mort de Socrate) is an oil on canvas painted by French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1787. The painting was part of the neoclassical style, popular in the 1780s, that depicted subjects from the Classical age , in this case the story of the execution of Socrates as told by Plato in his Phaedo . [ 1 ]
Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of one's ignorance is the first step in philosophizing. Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era.
In 1932, Roberts and Bobby Jones co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.Roberts served as chairman of the club from 1931 through 1976. [5]Two years after its foundation, in 1934, Roberts and Jones started the Masters Tournament (played annually at Augusta National), personally extending invitations to the tournament.
Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Georgia This is a list of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and his company Nicklaus Design, [1] a partnership between Nicklaus, his four sons, and his son-in-law—one of the largest golf design practices in the world.