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The death of Socrates in 399 BCE, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is usually attributed to poisoning with common hemlock. His progressive centripetal paralysis is characteristic of that poison.
Death of Socrates: a likely case of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) poisoning. The death of Socrates can be accepted as a limited case report of Conium maculatum poisoning and intriguing scientific questions remain about the toxicity of the coniine alkaloids and the mechanisms of their effects.
The death of Socrates in 399 BCE, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is usually attributed to poisoning with common hemlock. His progressive centripetal paralysis is characteristic of that poison.
24 lut 2009 · Abstract. The death of Socrates in 399 BCE, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is usually attributed to poisoning with common hemlock. His progressive centripetal paralysis is characteristic of that poison.
This paper will first examine whether it is appropriate to assume that Socrates was executed by hemlock, and secondly, whether his death can be attributed to another cause or not, whether it be another poison (such as belladonna and similar toxins) or another cause of death entirely.
2 sty 2024 · The evidence Socrates’ death has almost always been attributed to his drinking an extract of poison hemlock, Conium maculatum, despite apparent discrepancies between the clinical features described in classical translations of the Phaedo and general clinical experience of poisoning with the toxic alkaloids it contains.
1 sty 2019 · In this study, we review the ancient and modern literature on Socrates’ execution, the use of poisonous hemlock and opium plants, and an assessment of his peaceful death with recent information on the subject.
