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The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, athens and the Search For the Good Life
[Paperback - 2011]
bettany hughes
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Additional Category: European History - Ancient History - Philosophy
Publisher: Vintage Uk | ISBN: 9780099554059 | Pages: 546
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Socrates was a soldier, lover, a man of the people. He philosophised in the squares and public arenas of Golden Age Athens. This brilliantly researched biography reveals the man behind the legacy. Socrates lived and contributed to a city that nurtured key ingredients of contemporary civilisation - democracy, liberty, science, drama and rational thought. When Socrates was around 70 years of age, his beloved Athens turned on him, condemning him to death by poison. Socrates' pursuit of personal liberty is a vibrant story that Athens didn't want us to hear, but which must be told. Bettany Hughes has painstakingly pieced together Socrates' life, following in his footsteps across Greece and Asia Minor.

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Bettany Hughes’ first book ‘Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore’ has been translated into ten languages. Her second, ‘The Hemlock Cup, Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life’ was a New York Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Writer’s Guild Award. Her book ‘Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities’ was shortlisted for the Runciman Award, was a Sunday Times bestseller, and has been translated into twelve languages. Her biography of a goddess ‘Venus & Aphrodite’ was also shortlisted for the Runciman Award. Hughes' latest book 'The Seven Wonders of the World' is already a best seller, receiving great critical acclaim. Hughes has written and presented over 50 TV and radio documentaries. Her programmes have now been seen by over 250 million worldwide. Hughes has received awards including the Naomi Sargent Education Prize for Broadcast Excellence, the Norton Medicott Medal for services to History, and an OBE for services to history.

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