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- The death of Socrates in 399 BCE, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is usually attributed to poisoning with common hemlock. His progressive centripetal paralysis is characteristic of that poison.
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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.
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Mar 27, 2015 · We were making contact with a place linked forever with the very last words of one of the greatest thinkers in world history. 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.
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.
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.
Jul 11, 2022 · The death of Socrates in 399 BC, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is one carried out by taking poison, possibly by drinking hemlock. The progressive paralysis that the condemned philosopher experienced, causing him to lay on his back as his legs gave way, is indicative of the drug’s effects on the body.
Plato describes a slowly ascending paralysis, beginning in Socrates’ feet and creeping steadily up his legs toward his chest, with Socrates’ mind remaining clear until the end. Death arrives calmly and peacefully. It is a remarkable account, rich in emotive power and in clinical detail.
