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"Socratic method. He posed a series of questions to students. Challenged them to examine the implications of their answers. Such questioning was a threat to accepted Athenian traditions. At the age of 70, he was put on trial for corrupting the city’s youth &amp; failing to respect the gods. He was found guilty &amp; sentenced to death. Athenian law’s death penalty was death by poison. He drank a cup of hemlock for the death penalty. Poisonous herb found in the Mediterranean region."
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