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The Apology

by Xenophon

Philosophy · History

Open Library OL42470537W

The Apology of Socrates to the Jury (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους πρὸς τοὺς Δικαστάς), by Xenophon of Athens, is a Socratic dialogue about the legal defence that the philosopher Socrates presented at his trial for the moral corruption of Athenian youth; and for asebeia (impiety) against the pantheon of Athens; judged guilty, Socrates was sentenced to death.

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Xenophon (-432–-351) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including Anabasis, The Apology, and The Memorabilia. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Xenophon.

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