EditorialSocrates (ca. 470 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Accused of corrupting the youth, he was condemned to death by the Heliaia (Supreme Court of Ancient Athens). Death of Socrates. The scene shows Plato seated at the foot of the bed, in a meditative atti...
EditorialSocrates (ca. 470 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Accused of corrupting the youth, he was condemned to death by the Heliaia (Supreme Court of Ancient Athens). Death of Socrates. The scene shows Plato seated at the foot of the bed, in a meditative atti...
EditorialArnie Burton, left, as Apemantus and Kathryn Hunter as the regendered title figure in “Timon of Athens” at the Theater for a New Audience in Brooklyn, Jan. 11, 2020. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Death of Socrates, 1787, Oil on canvas, 51 x 77 1/4 in. (129.5 x 196.2 cm), Paintings, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748?1825 Brussels), Accused by the Athenian government of denying the gods and corrupting the young through his teachings, So...