AuthorRomano G.
Year1948
TitleThe Death Of Socrates
TypeBook/Report
Source177pp
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Describes the trial and the subsequent execution (p176) of Socrates by imbibing the infamous "lethe wards", a decoction of Hemlock.

The text in Romano is based on Phaedo by Plato which can also be viewed online at Project Gutenberg.

Website urlwww.archive.org/details/deathofsocrates032873mbp
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentConium maculatumHemlockPlantae: Apiales: Apiaceae
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