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Socrates Execution by Hemlock (399 BCE)

Socrates’ Execution by Hemlock in 399 BCE

Nov 15, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Socrates execution by hemlock in 399 BC Athens silenced philosophy’s greatest voice. His last hours reveal courage, poison, and death.

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