Sparta get Persia to help them crush Athens.
The Athens people turn to their Goddess Athena
In 44 BC, Athens surrendered
Sparta won, they dismantled the fleet.
Athens needed someone to take the blame for there fleet
And they blamed Socrates
He was critical of Athens
So he was arrested, for undermining the religion and corrupting the youth.
he was put to trial.
Socrates shows no fear.
He actually acts stubborn
If he apologized he would have been acquitted
But he asked for free meal for the rest of his life for the work he had done
He was sentenced to death.
He was executed by drinking hemlock
He died, not for fame , not for honor, but for the belief of his principles; because he belive we should always examine the world around us.
For years , the Athenians idolized solders
But now there hero was someone Socrates.
Athens was never again a great imperial power.
But, because of Socrates , became a city of intellectual inquiry.
Athens is not a Empire of thought.
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