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title: The Death of Socrates
author: Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/99/the-death-of-socrates/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Death of Socrates

_Authored by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)_

## Image File

[![The Death of Socrates](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/99.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/99.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of [Socrates](https://www.worldhistory.org/socrates/) (1787)depicting the philosopher about to drink the hemlock in his jail cell, surrounded by his friends, as related in [Plato](https://www.worldhistory.org/plato/)'s dialogue of the Phaedo.

## Cite This Work

### APA
(1748-1825), J. D. (2012, April 26). The Death of Socrates. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/99/the-death-of-socrates/>
### Chicago
(1748-1825), Jacques-Louis David. "The Death of Socrates." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/99/the-death-of-socrates/>.
### MLA
(1748-1825), Jacques-Louis David. "The Death of Socrates." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/99/the-death-of-socrates/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image]() by **Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.