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Description
The trial of Socrates was one of the darkest moments in Western history – or was it? Xenophon tells us that Socrates was not only willing but even eager to die. A must read for everybody interested in the question: What is a good life and what a good death?
- File format: mp3
- Duration: 24:59
- Narrator: Jenny Teichmann
About the Author
Xenophon (c. 430– c. 354 BC) was an Athenian politician and military leader. He is most notable for his military campaign with the Ten Thousand in Persia (commemorated in the Anabasis) as well as for his friendship with Socrates. He was a prolific writer and is, due to his lucid stile, still today one of the first original authors that many students of Ancient Greek read after having learned the basics through a textbook.
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Text:
Σωκράτους δὲ ἄξιόν μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι μεμνῆσθαι, καὶ ὡς ἐπειδὴ ἐκλήθη εἰς τὴν δίκην ἐβουλεύσατο περί τε τῆς ἀπολογίας καὶ τῆς τελευτῆς τοῦ βίου.
γεγράφασι μὲν οὖν περὶ τούτου καὶ ἄλλοι καὶ πάντες ἔτυχον τῆς μεγαληγορίας αὐτοῦ· ᾧ καὶ δῆλον ὅτι τῷ ὄντι οὕτως ἐρρήθη ὑπὸ Σωκράτους.
Translation:
It seems worthwhile to me to remember Socrates, especially how, when he had been summoned to court, he thought about his apology and the end of his life. Admittedly, others have written about this, too, and all of them successfully portrayed his grand way of talking: Which also makes clear that (the apology) was really delivered by Socrates in this manner.