The Trial of Socrates
In a feat of investigative journalism and classical scholarship, a veteran Washington correspondent has gone back almost twenty-five hundred years to throw fresh light on the most famous free speech case of all time - the trial of Socrates.
The book tries to unravel some of the mysteries behind the trial. It helps us to understand why Athens waited until Socrates was seventy before bringing him to trial, why he did his best to antagonize his judges, how narrow was the vote for his conviction, and how easily he might have won acquittal. less
The book tries to unravel some of the mysteries behind the trial. It helps us to understand why Athens waited until Socrates was seventy before bringing him to trial, why he did his best to antagonize his judges, how narrow was the vote for his conviction, and how easily he might have won acquittal. less
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