Rollins Ant. Hist. Vol. VI. to face the Title. The DEATH of SOCRATES. Published 20 June 1749 by I.&P.Knapton. HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIAN S, CARTHAGINIAN S, ASSYRIANS, BABYLONIANS, MEDES and PERSIANS, MACEDONIAN S, AND GRECIANS. By Mr. ROLLIN, Late Principal of the University of Paris, now Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Infcriptions and Belles-Lettres. Tranflated from the FRENCH. In EIGHT VOLUMES. VOL. IV. THE SIXTH EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER-PLATES. LONDO N. Printed for J. and F. RIVINGTON, R. BALDWIN, HAWES, CLARKE and COLLINS, R. HORSFIELD, W. JOHNSTON, W. OWEN, T. CASLON, S. CROWDER, C. RIVINGTON, B. LAW, G, ROBINSON, CARNAN and NEWBERY, and J. KNOX. MDCCLXXIV, then to the fudy of the fciences: His wonderful progress in them. His tafte for moral philofophy: His manner of living, III. Socrates declared the wifeft of mankind by the oracle of IV. Socrates devotes himself entirely to the inftruction of the youth of Athens. Affection of his difciples for him. The admirable principles with which he infpires them either for V. Socrates applies himself to difcredit the fophifts in the opinion VII. Socrates refuses to escape out of prifon. He paffes the laft day of his life in difcourfing with his friends upon the immor- tality of the foul. He drinks the poison. Punishment of his accufers. Honours paid to his memory VIII. Reflections upon the fentence passed upon Socrates by the CHAPTER I. |