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.

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SECT. I. Birth of Socrates.

He applies at first to sculpture

then to the fudy of the fciences: His wonderful progress in

them. His tafte for moral philofophy: His manner of living,

and fufferings from the ill humour of his wife

II. Of the demon, or familiar spirit of Socrates

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III. Socrates declared the wifeft of mankind by the oracle of

Delphos

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

government or religion

V. Socrates applies himself to difcredit the fophifts in the opinion

of the young Athenians. What is to be understood of the

ironical character afcribed to him

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VI. Socrates is accused of holding bad opinions in regard to the

gods, and of corrupting the Athenian youth. He defends

himself without art or fear. He is condemned to die

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VII. So-

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

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VIII. Reflections upon the fentence passed upon Socrates by the

Athenians, and upon Socrates himself

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BOOK X.

CHAPTER I.

Of political government

ARTICLE I.

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Of the government of Sparta

SECT. I. Abridged idea of the Spartan government.

fubmiffion to the laws in a manner the foul of it

II. Love of poverty inftituted at Sparta

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Entire

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III. Laws eftablished by Minos in Grete the model of those of

Sparta

ARTICLE II.

Of the government of Athens

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SECT. I. Foundation of the government of Athens according to

Soton's plan

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II. Of the inhabitants of Athens

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'III. Of the council or fenate of Five Hundred