The Apology of Socrates by Plato

Plato's famous record of Socrates' defence against accusations of atheism and corrupting the youth. This speech is well worth your time.

Follow Ancient Recitations for extra content on Facebook:

[techdesigner]

Someone took the time to record this. What a great world we live in,

[paultreitel]

Meletus, Anytus, and Lycon disliked this video.

[rchetype]

Socrates' defence always reminds me of a quote I once heard:
*"A hero is just a man who knows he is free."*
That sentiment has stuck with me through the years, but its truth only seems to grow the older I get.
Freedom is not fearing the hand of a greater force, not fearing to think or act. Freedom is standing for what you believe even when no one else will.
Socrates does not fear death because he knows he is free, he knows that nothing can ever take that from him.

[EzekielBread-fvxc]

this is what I needed for my schoolwork, I'm glad I found this.

[meghanyoungren]

everyone is in here talking about how beautiful of a work this is, im a chem major listening to it cause i don’t have the strength to read it. y’all don’t understand how much respect i have for you guys

[JackPassmore]

"They suppose that they will suffer something terrible if they die. As though they would be immortal if you did not kill them."

[sierram]

What a blessing for all the audio learners out there. Thanks for uploading!

[a.lampman]

This literally had me crying. For multiple reasons. For one, it's Plato's recollection so I can never know its accuracy. For two, it's a perfect oration in defense of himself... and nonetheless, he was punished.

[timjones]

Even after 7 years of this being posted people like me are able to use this to learn. Thank you for making this oration. Also your voice is amazing.

[arrepich]

Socrates addresses to judge 0:00
The Charges 2:30
The Defense 18:18
The Sentence 32:55
Socrates responds to the sentence 54:02

[rahulvishnu]

199 people have disliked it. If the count reaches 280, Socrates dies. Don't you guys get it, even after thousands of years? Stop it.

[theminboss]

"I should be punished with free meals"

Plato's Socrates is such an OG shitlord sometimes and I love it. Though imo they would have let him go (or at least only forced him into exile from Athens) if he had just amicably promised to stop being such a shitlord. Tough to say though, as the other apologies of Socrates by different contemporaries paint a very different story. Thanks for providing this recording in your sexy voice, mister Sargon.

[NitroDubzzz]

Holy shit, I can't believe my high school history teacher showed me this picture but never even hinted at its meaning. What a disgrace

[samwallaceart]

I just started studying Socrates yesterday ... this guy sounds like the ultimate badass. The speech is awesome.

[etymos]

This work cannot be topped. Listening to it sent goosebumps down my spine.

[johnmiller]

Well considering that in spite of his Apology he was still convicted shows how morally degenerate is the human species. Men of low quality will almost always hate the honest and truthful man. If they really believed in the gods as they claim they would not falsely accuse a just man. This goes on forever.

[anthonystevens]

When you’re accused of being the Imposter in Among Us

[thatguy]

The ending reminds me of "My gods are smiling on me, can you say the same Imperial"

[MrThegamer]

Great reading Sargon. Hope to see another video soon.

[RoRoTheG]

This is really awesome. To have taken the time to read a record this then to post it for us all to listen to.