Socrates lived from 470BC to 399BC. During his time Socrates was a philosopher.
Socrates grew up in Athens. The father of this man was a stone mason and the mother a midwife. While Socrates was growing up, Athens shifted to its Golden Age.
One of the things Socrates was and is still known for is the Socratic method. The Socratic method is used when one is trying to dissect an idea with another and the other person keeps on asking questions about the idea.
Eventually people started to get annoyed with Socrates' questions and he earned the nickname "The Gadfly." Eventually, the Athenians became tired of Socrates' questions. Socrates' charges were worshiping false gods and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates was sentenced to drink hemlock poisoning.
Socrates was a philosopher. He lived from 470BC to 399BC. The political view of Socrates is what really got him into trouble (Stone 138-139). Socrates was put to death with hemlock poisoning. Ironically, through his death, Socrates created his own legend (Grant 93).
Stone I.F. The trial of Socrates. Canada: Little Brown and Company, 1988.
Grant Michael. The Founders of the Western World: AHistory of Greece and Rome. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991.
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