In the year 399 BC, seventy years after he was born, Socrates was brought before the Athenian court on charges of impiety and corrupting the city's youth. His belief that the gods must be good or ...

The Trial of Socrates: A City’s Fear of Truth Socrates had spent his life challenging people to think. He asked tough questions, exposed contradictions, and forced Athenians to examine their ...

O.J. Simpson. The Nixon impeachment. The trial of Socrates. They captured the hearts and minds of human beings everywhere. They entertained and they horrified. They redefined “justice” and ...

Self-described on her X (formerly Twitter) account as someone who has covered "every big trial except Socrates'," Deutsch got her start in court reporting in 1969 with the trial of Sen.

In ancient Greece, the trial of Socrates in 399 BC before the Athenian Court was a travesty. Equal parts candid, compelling and tragic.The dramatic twists and turns of a seventy-year-old Socrates ...