The Athenian Philosopher Who Drank Hemlock in 399 BCE After an Athens Jury Sentenced Him to Death by 280 to 220 Votes
Socrates was tried for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens in 399 BCE. The 500-member jury voted 280 to 220 to convict, then by a wider margin to impose death. He drank hemlock at sunset some weeks later in the prison at the western foot of the Acropolis. He was 70.
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