Socrates

469–399 BC

First moral philosopher, immortalized by Plato.

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Book Links
Socrates and His House  in  Fifty Famous Stories Retold  by  James Baldwin
Wisest of Men  in  Pictures from Greek Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
Philosopher Socrates  in  The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Accusation of Socrates  in  The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Socrates  in  Famous Men of Greece  by  John H. Haaren and A. B. Poland
Socrates, the Philosopher  in  Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men  by  Caroline H. and Samuel B. Harding
Socrates  in  Back Matter  by  books/horne/statesmen/_back.html
Socrates the Philosopher  in  The Story of Greece  by  Mary Macgregor
Socrates and Alcibiades  in  Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
The Wise Man with the Snub Nose  in  Stories of the Ancient Greeks  by  Charles D. Shaw
Death of Socrates  in  On the Shores of the Great Sea  by  M. B. Synge
When Sparta Ruled  in  The Story of the Greek People  by  Eva March Tappan
Two Philosophers, Socrates and Plato  in  Old World Hero Stories  by  Eva March Tappan


Image Links


Socrates: From a bust in the Villa Albani (near naples).
 in Pictures from Greek Life and Story

Socrates
 in The Story of the Greeks

Socrates' Farewell
 in The Story of the Greeks

Socrates teaching young Alcibiades, Schopin
 in Famous Men of Greece

The death of Socrates, David
 in Famous Men of Greece

Socrates Instructing Alcibiades
 in Greatest Nations - Greece

Socrates drinking the hemlock
 in Greatest Nations - Greece

Socrates
 in Back Matter

Death of Socrates
 in Back Matter

He drank the contents as though it were a draught of wine.
 in The Story of Greece

An Argument with Socrates
 in Stories of the Ancient Greeks

Socrates was a well-known figure in Athens.
 in On the Shores of the Great Sea

Socrates Instructing Alcibiades
 in The Story of the Greek People

Socrates (From a bust in the Vatican Gallery at Rome)
 in Old World Hero Stories

Death of Socrates.
 in Old World Hero Stories