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Socrates

5th-century BCE Greek philosopher

10 dated entries naming Socrates, drawn from 9 separate years between 470 BCE and 250 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century BC

  • 470 BCESocrates, Greek philosopher (d. c. 399 BC)source
  • 469 BCESocrates, Athenian philosopher (approximate date) (d. 399 BC)source
  • 424 BCEDemosthenes and Hippocrates attempt to capture Megara, but they are defeated by the Spartans under their general Brasidas. Demosthenes then marches to Naupactus to assist in a democratic revolution, and to gather troops for an invasion of Boeotia. However, Demosthenes and Hippocrates are unable to coordinate their attacks and Hippocrates is defeated at the Battle of Delium by Pagondas of Thebes. During the battle, Socrates is said to have saved the life of Alcibiades. Demosthenes attacks Sicyon and is defeated as well.source
  • 416 BCEAgathon along with Alcibiades and Socrates and Aristophanes and others attend a symposium described by Plato.source

4th century BC

  • 399 BCESocrates, Greek philosopher (b. c. 470 BC)source
  • 399 BCEFebruary 15 – The Greek philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by Athenian authorities, condemned for impiety and the corruption of youth. He refuses to flee into exile and dies by drinking hemlock.source
  • 396 BCEPlato publishes his Apologia, which is a defence of his mentor Socrates. (Approximate date.)source
  • 388 BCEPlato, having left Athens on Socrates' death to visit Megara and possibly Egypt, travels to Syracuse at the invitation of Dionysius I's brother-in-law Dion.source
  • 354 BCEXenophon, Greek historian, soldier, mercenary and an admirer of Socrates (b. c. 431 BC)source

3rd century BC

  • 250 BCETimaeus, Greek historian who has studied rhetoric under a pupil of Socrates (b. c. 345 BC)source

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