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At trial, the majority of the dikasts (male-citizen jurors chosen by lot) voted to convict him of the two charges; then, consistent with common legal practice voted to determine his punishment and agreed to a sentence of death to be executed by Socrates's drinking a poisonous beverage of hemlock.
Apr 21, 2018 · Athenian law prescribed death by drinking a cup of poison hemlock. Socrates drank the hemlock, was condemned at trial, and executed his death sentence. The great philosopher never rejected his beliefs and chose death instead of living a life of shame as an exiled old man.
Aug 21, 2014 · However, the most infamous poisoning by hemlock is attributed to the Greek philosopher Socrates, who chose a hemlock drink as his preferred means of death—most sources say that he drank it...
Feb 8, 2024 · Ultimately, Socrates was given a cup of poison — likely hemlock, a highly poisonous plant related to parsley — and ended his life at the age of 70, hated by many of his fellow citizens. But that didn’t seem to bother the famous philosopher, who purportedly met his end bravely.
Mar 27, 2015 · Foundations of the Athenian State Prison where Socrates died. Photo by H. Lambert. Vials that were found by archaeologists at the site of the State Prison of Athens. These vials, now housed in the Agora Museum, are believed to have been the containers for the hemlock that was used to execute prisoners of the state. Photo by H. Lambert. §3.
In this story, Socrates has been convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods, and has been sentenced to die by drinking poison hemlock. Socrates uses his death as a final lesson for his pupils rather than fleeing when the opportunity arises, and faces it calmly.
Oct 23, 2023 · Hemlock causes a frothing, spasming death, and it is by this poison that Socrates was famously executed. However, Plato describes the death of Socrates far more tranquilly in Phaedo. This portrayal typifies the proper philosopher’s death, which respects death as not only natural but as the aspiration of philosophy.
