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Summary

Fragment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:The_Death_of_Socrates" class="extiw" title="w:en:The Death of Socrates">The Death of Socrates</a>. Close-up of Socrates' hand reaching for the cup of water poisoned with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Conium_maculatum" class="extiw" title="w:en:Conium maculatum">Conium maculatum</a>, also known as hemlock. In ancient Greece, hemlock was sometimes respectfully offered to prosecuted prisoners as a way for them to carry out their own execution. See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Trial_of_Socrates" class="extiw" title="w:en:Trial of Socrates">Trial of Socrates</a>.

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current07:38, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 07:38, 4 January 2017170 × 214 (57 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Fragment of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:The_Death_of_Socrates" class="extiw" title="w:en:The Death of Socrates">The Death of Socrates</a></i>. Close-up of Socrates' hand reaching for the cup of water poisoned with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Conium_maculatum" class="extiw" title="w:en:Conium maculatum">Conium maculatum</a>, also known as hemlock. In ancient Greece, hemlock was sometimes respectfully offered to prosecuted prisoners as a way for them to carry out their own execution. See also: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Trial_of_Socrates" class="extiw" title="w:en:Trial of Socrates">Trial of Socrates</a>.
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