![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It had therefore been rumored for some time that Socrates' teachings were dangerous because they led men to rebel against the state. We do not know exactly what the prosecution said in its presentation, because that has not been recorded for us, but it can be assumed that mention was made of some of Socrates' students, like the politician Critias (one of the Thirty Tyrants) and the general Alcibiades, both of whom supported Athens' rival Sparta and were regarded as traitors. At the age of 71, Socrates was charged by the prosecutors Anytus and Miletus with corruption of the youth of Athens, sophistry (fraudulent teaching practices), and heresy. "The Apology" (which means, simply, "defense") is Plato's account of the three speeches that Socrates gave at his trial in 399 B.C.E. ![]()
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