Athens, 399 BC. In what may be remembered as the first trial for crimes of opinion, Socrates is sentenced to death. Accused of corrupting youth with atheistic doctrines, the philosopher's line of defense is uncompromising and defiant.
He is thus sentenced to drink hemlock by an even larger majority of jurors, and once in prison, awaiting execution, he refuses to flee lest he violate those laws to which he has always been devoted. Socrates was not only one of the best known and most influential philosophers in human history, but also the first martyr for his own ideas. His trial tells how the greatest democracy of the time could have sentenced the best of its citizens to death.
| ISBN: | 9781545821671 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2025 |
| Author: | Francesco Barilli |
| Illustrator: | Alessandro Ranghiasci |
| Publisher: | Mad Cave Studios an imprint of Simon And Schuster Group USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions |
Athens, 399 BC. In what may be remembered as the first trial for crimes of opinion, Socrates is sentenced to death.
Socrates features in the following genres: Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions
Paperback. £16.19, down from the £17.99 cover price. In Stock.
Socrates was written by Francesco Barilli and published by Mad Cave Studios an imprint of Simon And Schuster Group USA
Socrates has 160 pages
£16.19, reduced from £17.99. In Stock.