The Trial of Socrates is an excellent reminder of the happenings during the period in which Socrates lived and died. Author I.F. Stone provides a historical story of the events leading up to the trial, as well as the trial itself, through the writings of Xenophon and Plato, as well as several other sources. ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in front of puppeteers, over which they show their puppets. Then see people walking along the road carrying things on their head, including figures of man and animals made wood, stone and other materials. These extend over the top of the wall and as you might expect, some of the people are talking while others are silent. Strange is your image ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School