![]() Of course, it is possible that there were further contemporary sources that do not survive, but in the absence of any evidence to the contrary I think most researchers accept that Plato was present at the trial. Sadly, none of these explicitly state whether Plato was present at the trial or not. In addition, we have some surviving fragmentary works by Aeschines, Antisthenes, Euclid of Megara, Phaedo of Elis and Timon of Phlius. ![]() Other significant sources for details about the life of Socrates are Aristophanes and Aristotle (although Aristotle was not a contemporary of Socrates). Both were disciples of Socrates, although neither mentions the other. However, we also have nothing that contradicts it.Īs others have already mentioned in the comments, our two main sources of information for Socrates' later life are Plato and Xenophon. ![]() You are correct that there are no extant sources that corroborate Plato's claim to have been present at Socrates' trial. ![]()
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