The death of Socrates may be the most famous unsolved murder in history. Set during the Peloponnesian War, this narrative solves that mystery, revealing for the first time how the philosopher was set up, who did it, and why. The influence of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates has been profound. Even today, over two thousand years after his death, he remains one of the most renowned humans to have ever lived, occupying a stratum with the likes of Buddha, Jesus, Muhammed, Confucius, and Moses. It may not be too much to say that Socrates is the single most recognizable name in the history of all humanity.The death of Socrates is, in some ways, the most famous unsolved murder mystery in history. This book will solve the mystery, revealing for the first time how he was set up, who did it, and why. What follows is not a philosophical tract but something closer to a novelâmade all the more compelling because it's true. This is a real-life whodunit intertwined with a long running war, rivalry, sex addiction, betrayal, sedition, starvation, and epic bravery. Socrates was the most rational of men living in the most irrational of times. There is another side to this story: impiety, lack of reverence for the gods, was a religious crime. From the perspective of the religious authorities of the time, the charge of impiety against Socrates was warranted, his trial just, and the penalty appropriate. The priests did not tolerate scrutiny, even in the form of philosophical critique. To understand what happened and how it happened, we have to come to terms with the motives of the priests, and as importantly, Socrates' motives in provoking them. His trial is perhaps first, but not last, great battle between philosophy and religion.The repercussions of this ancient epic apply equally to the West today, as Athens also endured pendulum swings between democracy and oligarchyâalways with bloodshed, and never with Socrates's approval.
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The Shadows of Socrates
The Heresy, War, and Treachery Behind the Trial of Socrates
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PhilosophySubtopic
Greek Ancient HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Dramatis Personae
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Mysteries of Eleusis
- Chapter 2: The Temple
- Chapter 3: Vision of the Goddess
- Chapter 4: Socratic Thought
- Chapter 5: âAllegory of the Caveâ
- Chapter 6: Bonds of War
- Chapter 7: Examination of Alcibiades
- Chapter 8: The Seduction
- Chapter 9: Alcibiades and Callias (The Early Years)
- Chapter 10: A Marriage and an Assassination Plot
- Chapter 11: Breaking the Peace
- Chapter 12: The Golden Horse Takes the Cake
- Chapter 13: Run-up to War
- Chapter 14: Desecration of the Mysteries of Eleusis
- Chapter 15: The Expedition to Sicily
- Chapter 16: Prosecution, Prison, Torture, and Death
- Chapter 17: Trouble in Sicily
- Chapter 18: Ruse in Syracuse
- Chapter 19: Turning Traitor
- Chapter 20: Boa Constrictor
- Chapter 21: Treachery
- Chapter 22: The Tide Turns
- Chapter 23: Double Betrayal
- Chapter 24: Persian Power
- Chapter 25: The Offer
- Chapter 26: Trapped
- Chapter 27: Vengeance at Sea
- Chapter 28: Return Home
- Chapter 29: Road to Eleusis
- Chapter 30: Stripped
- Chapter 31: Clash at Aegospotami
- Chapter 32: The Thirty Tyrants
- Chapter 33: Ambush
- Chapter 34: Civil War
- Chapter 35: The Charges and the âCloudsâ
- Chapter 36: Trial of Andocides
- Chapter 37: Socratesâs Accusers
- Chapter 38: The Big âWhyâ
- Chapter 39: Trial of Socrates
- Chapter 40: Sentencing
- Chapter 41: Closing Remarks
- Chapter 42: The Wait
- Chapter 43: Execution
- Chapter 44: Aftermath
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
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