The Trial Of Socrates Summary

The trial of Socrates takes place in the year 399 That trial follows very quickly upon the famous Peloponnesian war. The war that took place between the two great powers of the Greek world between the Spartans and Athens. The Athens that fought this war was at its height of the political power and prestige but lost the 30-year war to Sparta. Sparta initiated the 30 tyrants to rule the city. The next year the 30 tyrants were driven out and a democratic society was once again established. Three years later, three men named Anitis, Meletis, and Ficos all who had been a part of the democratic resistance brought the charges against Socrates. The city that brought Socrates up to trial was Athens and Athens was the most famous democracy that ever …show more content…
What I like about our laws is that we can review the laws and change them if we deem them to be morally unfit or unjust. We can file an appeal to have the judge re-examine a person’s case if there is new information that could lead a person to freedom.
After Socrates took his own life, imposing the death penalty, Plato decided to leave town for his own protection. It is assumed that the government may look at Plato since he was a student of Socrates and Plato may face the same fate as his mentor. Thus Plato began his journey of life. He traveled the world for the next twelve years. With studying philosophy under Socrates, Plato was look at each adventure with new eyes, he was able to question everything. Pretty much what we all do consciously or subconsciously when we learn something new.
During his travels, Plato studied mathematics with Pythagoreans in Italy, geometry, geology, astronomy and religion in …show more content…
Dionysus brother- in-law Dion became one of Plato’s disciples. I believe that Plato gave Dionysus his opinion of the perfect city and to have a perfect city you must have a philosophy type king. He thought he could teach Dionysus I the ways of philosophy and Dionysus would create this city that Plato had in mind but Dionysus I did think about what Plato taught but decided not to execute anything what he was taught. He turned his back against Plato and sold him into slavery. Funny thing about being purchased as a slave, some good things can become of it. Plato was purchased by his friend Annikeris who bought his freedom and sent him home. Annikeris gave Plato a lot of money in which Plato invested it and created the Academy, the first of its kind.
Plato returned to Sicily after Dion talked him into teaching his nephew Dionysius II the ways of philosophy. Plato thought he could teach the younger Dionysius the ways of philosophy and create this wonderful theological city but it was not meant to be. Dionysius II seemed to accept Plato’s teachings but became suspicious of Dion, his uncle so he expelled Dion but kept Plato as his prisoner and kept him against his will. Plato eventually escaped Sicily with the help of some