Plato
The Republic (version 2)
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The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the j…
The Republic
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The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and pol…
Apology of Socrates
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The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charg…
Laws
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Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having fail…
Phaedo
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Plato's Phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the …
Apologie de Socrate
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« Je ne sais, Athéniens, quelle impression mes accusateurs ont faite sur vous. Pour moi, en les entendant, peu s’en est fallu q…
The Symposium
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with t…
The Apology of Socrates (version 3)
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Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…
Timaeus
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"Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study…
Meno
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Meno (Ancient Greek: Μένων) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written in the Socratic dialectic style, it attempts to determine the d…
Euthyphro
Read by Andrew Miller
Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the …
Phaedrus
Read by Martin Geeson
“For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they…
Gorgias
Read by Kevin Johnson
This dialogue brings Socrates face to face with the famous sophist Gorgias and his followers. It is a work likely completed around the time …
La République (Livre Premier, Version 2)
Read by Ludovic Coudert
Ce dialogue, d’une trentaine de pages, est la partie introductive de La République de Platon, livre souvent tenu pour l’œuvre majeure…
Critias
Read by Kevin Johnson
This is an incomplete dialogue from the late period of Plato's life. Plato most likely created it after Republic and it contains the famous …
Ion
Read by Simon-Peter Zak
In Plato's ION, Socrates questions Ion, whether he should really claim laud and glory for his 'rhapsodic' recitals of Homer's poetry. —Descr…
Des Sokrates Verteidigung (Apologie)
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Platon (427 v. Chr.–348 v. Chr.) läßt Sokrates sein Leben darstellen und beurteilen sowie seine Einstellung zum Tod. Überset…
Sophist
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Sophist (Ancient Greek: Σοφιστής) discusses being and not-being while drawing a distinction between the philosopher and the sophist. - Summa…
Protagoras
Read by Kevin Johnson
Jowett, in his always informative introduction, sees this dialogue as transitional between the early and middle dialogues. Socrates meets wi…
Theaetetus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Theaetetus (Ancient Greek: Θεαίτητος) discusses concepts including perception, true judgment and knowledge. Socrates compares the human mind…
Critón o el deber
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Diálogo entre Sócrates y Critón, horas antes de la ejecución del filósofo, en que se trata del deber. Su…
Parmenides
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Parmenides (Ancient Greek: ΠΑΡΜΕΝΙΔΗΣ) recounts a meeting between Socrates, Zeno and Parmenides. Topics discussed include universals, plural…
Alcibiades I
Read by Kevin Johnson
As Jowett relates in his brilliant introduction, 95% of Plato's writing is certain and his reputation rests soundly on this foundation. The …
Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek)
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Ο Πλάτωνας ήταν σπουδαίος Έλληνας φιλόσοφος και συγγραφέας (427 π.Χ. - 347 π.Χ.), ο γνωστότερος μαθητής του Σωκράτη. Ο Πλάτων έγραψε την Απο…
Apologie de Socrate
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Socrate, accusé de corrompre la jeunesse, d’être impie et d’introduire de nouvelles divinités dans la cité se d&e…
Phèdre
Read by Thomas de Châtillon
Ce dialogue commence par deux petits discours de rhétorique, le premier est de Lysias, un sophiste, le second de Socrate. Socrate reg…
The Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading)
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In one of Plato's more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party (or symposium) attended by many of intellectuals …
Cratylus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Cratylus (ΚΡΑΤΥΛΟΣ) discusses whether things have names by mere convention or have true names which can only be correctly applied to the obj…
La République (Livre Deuxième)
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« Nul n’est juste et honnête de son plein gré, Socrate ! » Les propres frères de Platon, Glaucon et Adimante…
Kriton
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Kriton by Platon (428/427 v. Chr. – 348/347 v. Chr.). Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1818. De…
Charmides
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Charmides (Χαρμίδης) discusses the virtue of temperance. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Lesser Hippias
Read by Kevin Johnson
This work may not be by Plato, or his entirely, but Jowett has offered his sublime translation, and seems to lean towards including it in th…
Statesman
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Statesman (Ancient Greek: Πολιτικός) discusses God's role in maintaining the universe and describes the statesman as a good shepherd who pro…
Lysis
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Lysis (Λύσις) discusses friendship and love between the good and bad. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Euthydemus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Euthydemus (Εὐθύδημος) and Dionysodorus the sophists discuss the meaning of words with Socrates. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Eryxias
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Eryxias (ΕΡΥΞΙΑΣ) may not have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue discusses whether wealth has value and what the aim of philosoph…
Philebus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Philebus (ΦΙΛΗΒΟΣ) discusses pleasure, wisdom, soul and God. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)
Gorgias, ou De la rhétorique
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Gorgias, ou De la rhétorique est un dialogue écrit par Platon et mettant en scène les personnages de Socrate, Gorgias, …
Apology of Socrates (version 2)
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The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC[2] against the charges of "corrupting t…
La République (Livre Troisième)
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Quels sont les discours sur les dieux et les héros qu’il convient de faire entendre aux enfants ? et de quelle manière ? Suite…
La République (Livre Quatrième)
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Au livre IV, Socrate revient enfin sur le sujet initial de la justice, qui avait été approché dans le livre I. Mais l’i…
Laches
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Laches (Λάχης) discusses examples of courage including weapons masters, soldiers who stand firm in battle, ferocious animals and the wise pe…
L’Anneau magique de Gygès
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Avant Tolkien, avant Wagner, avant Platon même, une légende ancienne met en scène un anneau au pouvoir magique. « …
Le Protagoras, ou Les Sophistes
Read by René Depasse
Des 40 dialogues de Platon, Le Protagoras (ou Les Sophistes) est un des plus riches et son intérêt historique et philosophique …
Phédon
Read by Thomas de Châtillon
Ce dialogue met en scène les dernières paroles de Socrate. Le propos en est ce que le philosophe doit savoir de la mort, et co…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 1 Audio Books
Audio Books of : v.1. The apology of Socrates. Crito. Phædo. Gorgias. Protagoras. Phædrus. Theætetus. Euthyphron. Lysis. v…
Les Rivaux, ou De la philosophie
Read by René Depasse
Les Rivaux, ou De la Philosophie est un des courts dialogues socratiques apocryphes que les manuscrits joignent aux œuvres de Platon. S’il …
Menexenus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Menexenus (ΜΕΝΕΞΕΝΟΣ) is thought to have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue consists of Socrates (ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ) recounting a funeral o…
La République (Livre Cinquième)
Read by Ludovic Coudert
Socrate surprend au moins plus d’une fois ses amis par ses propositions paradoxales, dans ce livre V de la République.De quoi s’agit-…
Dialogues (Διάλογοι )
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Στους διαλόγους του ο Πλάτωνας (427 π.Χ. – 347 π.Χ.) παρουσιάζει τις φιλοσοφικές του θεωρίες με τη μορφή συζήτησης, που με κάποια υπαρκτή ή …
La Caverne
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« – Maintenant, repris-je, pour avoir une idée de la conduite de l’homme par rapport à la science et à l’ignoranc…
Lysis (De l’amitié)
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Dans le dialogue Lysis, Socrate renverse les opinions généralement admises sur l’amitié, sans proposer de solution. L…
Apocrypha
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It is not generally agreed whether Plato was the author of any of these books. I. Hippias Major (or Greater Hippias) II. Second Alcibiades…
Critias ou l’Atlantide
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Ce dialogue fait suite au Timée, dans lequel les personnages s’étaient proposé de décrire les splendeurs des anc…
Criton
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Ce dialogue platonicien fait suite à l’Apologie de Socrate.Dans sa prison, Socrate, condamné à boire la cigüe, re…
La République (Livre septième)
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La fin du livre VI présentait la science du bien indispensable au gouvernement de l’État. Socrate propose au début du l…
La République (Livre premier)
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« La justice, est-ce payer ses dettes et dire la vérité ? demande Socrate à Céphale. Plus gén&eacut…
La République (Livre sixième)
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Philosophe est celui qui aime la réalité et se plaît au seul spectacle de la vérité. D’où cette id&…
La République (Livre huitième)
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Dans ce huitième livre de La République, Socrate et Glaucon font maintenant l’examen des cinq types de régime politique…
PLATO’S CRITO AND PHAEDO Henry Morley 1783
PLATO’S CRITO AND PHAEDO. Dialogues of Socrates before His Death. Translated and edited by Henry Morley. 1783
Laws (version 2)
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Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having fail…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…
Le Politique
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« Où donc trouver la route de la science politique ? Il faut découvrir cette route, et après l’avoir sépar…
La République (Livre neuvième)
Read by Ludovic Coudert
« Socrate.- Il nous reste à examiner le caractère du tyran dans l’individu, comment l’homme tyrannique naît de l’h…
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO B. JOWETT, V2 of 5 3rd edition
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH ANALYSES AND INTRODUCTIONS BY B. JOWETT, M. A.MASTER OF BALLIOL COLLEGE; REGIUS PROFESSO…
Eutifrón
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La naturaleza de la santidad, o usando el lenguaje de Platón, lo santo, ocupa el fondo del diálogo; y un supuesto encuentro de…
La République (Livre dixième)
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« Socrate. – Je puis m’expliquer avec vous, car vous n’irez pas me dénoncer aux poètes tragiques et autres poètes…
THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO BY JOHN LLEWELYN DAVIES 1921
Audio Book of THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, WITH AN ANALYSIS AND NOTES, BY JOHN LLEWELYN DAVIES, M.A. and DAVID JAMES VAUGH…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047
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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO B. JOWETT, V1 of 5 3rd edition
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH ANALYSES AND INTRODUCTIONS BY B. JOWETT, M.A. MOISTER OF BALLIOL COLLEGE REGIUS PROFESSO…
Phédon (Version 2)
Read by Karine
Le Phédon est un dialogue de Platon qui est dramatiquement lié à trois autres œuvres platoniciennes : Eutyphron, Apolog…
Cratyle, ou De la propriété des noms
Read by René Depasse
Le langage nous éloigne-t-il ou nous rapproche-t-il de la réalité ? D’où viennent les noms, du monde intelligibl…
Aspects Of Love - An Anthology
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Aspects Of Love is an anthology of poetic explorations on the theme of erotic love - though one of the "poets" represented here is…
THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF SOCRATES
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Timée
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« Quant au ciel entier, ou monde, ou s’il y a quelque autre nom qui lui soit mieux approprié, donnons-le-lui, il faut, en ce qu…
Ion
Read by René Depasse
« — Salut à Ion. D’où nous viens-tu aujourd’hui ? Est-ce de chez toi, d’Éphèse ? — Point du tout, Socrate:…
Le Banquet
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Le Banquet a été écrit aux environs de 380 avant JC. Il est constitué d’une série de discours portant sur…
Protagoras, ou Les Sophistes (Version 2)
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« L’Ami de Socrate. – D’où viens-tu, Socrate ? mais faut-il le demander ? c’est de ta chasse ordinaire. Tu viens de courir apr&…
Lachès
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« Eh bien! Nicias et Lachès, vous avez vu cet homme qui vient de combattre tout armé. Nous ne vous avons pas dit d’abord…
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO B. JOWETT, V3 of 5 3rd edition
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY B. JOWETT, M.A. IN FIVE VOLUMES VOL. 3 THIRD EDITION 1892 CONTENTS: REPUBLIC. TIMAEUS. CRI…
The Loeb Classical Library Plato Volume 1 Audio Book
The Loeb Classical Library PLATO Volume 1 EUTHYPHRO; APOLOGY; CRITO; PHAEDO; PHAEDRUS; WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY HAROLD NORTH FOWLER IN…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 2 Audio Books
THE WORKS OF PLATO; BOHNS CLASSICAL LIBRARY. THE WORKS OF PLATO, LITERALLY TRANSLATED. CHIEFLY FROM THE TEXT OF STALLBAUM. VOL. II. CONTAINI…
Hippias mineur
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Ce dialogue aborde les questions de l’injustice, de la malhonnêteté, et de leur caractère volontaire ou involontaire. Qu…
Phèdre (Extrait : Le Mythe de Theuth et l’écriture)
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« SOCRATE. Sais-tu comment on peut être le plus agréable à Dieu par ses discours, écrits ou parlés ?…
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO B. JOWETT, V4 of 5 3rd edition
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH ANALYSES AND INTRODUCTIONS BY B. JOWETT, M.A. MASTER OF BALLIOL COLLEGE REGIUS PROFESSOR…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 6 Audio Books
THE WORKS OF PLATO; A NEW AND LITERAL VERSION, CHIEFLY FROM THE TEXT OF STALLBAUM. VOL. 6. CONTAINING THE DOUBTFUL WORKS; EPINOMIS, ON VIRTU…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 4 Audio Books
THE WORKS OF PLATO, BOHNS STANDARD LIBRARY. A NEW AND LITERAL VERSION, CHIEFLY FROM THE TEXT OF STALLBAUM; VOL. 4. CONTAINING PHILEBUS, HIPP…
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO B. JOWETT, V5 of 5 3rd edition
THE DIALOGUES OF PLATO TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH ANALYSES AND INTRODUCTIONS BY B. JOWETT, M.A. IN FIVE VOLUMES VOL. V THIRD EDITION REVIS…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 3 Audio Books
THE WORKS OF PLATO; A NEW AND LITERAL VERSION, BOHNS STANDARD LIBRARY. CHIEFLY FROM THE TEXT OF STALLBAUM. VOL. 3. CONTAINING MENO, EUTHYDEM…
Μενέξενος
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ο Μενέξενος θαυμάσιον σατυρικόν κομψοτέχνημα του Πλάτωνος — μία ειρωνική σάτυρα και σατυρική ειρωνεία κατά των ρητόρων εκείνης της εποχής κα…
Η Πολιτεια του Πλατωνα (τομος πρωτος)
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Η θεμελιώδης βάσις της Πολιτείας του Πλάτωνος είναι η τελεία συνταύτισις της ευτυχίας και της δικαιοσύνης· το περιεχόμενον δηλαδή του…
Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα
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Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…
Phaedon
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Στο Φαίδων, ο Πλάτωνας μας παρουσιάζει τις συζητήσεις που έκανε ο Σωκράτης με μαθητές του πριν πιει το κώνειο και αφορούν φιλοσοφικά, ηθικά …
The Loeb Classical Library Plato Volume 7 Audio Book
The Loeb Classical Library PLATO Volume 7 THEAETETUS SOPHIST Translated by H. N. FOWLER 1921
PLATO'S PHAEDO LITERALLY TRANSLATED by E. M. COPE
Audio Book of PLATO'S PHAEDO, LITERALLY TRANSLATED BY THE LATE E. M. COPE, FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. EDITED FOR THE SYNDICS OF T…
The works of Plato : Bohn's Library Vol 5 Audio Books
THE WORKS OF PLATO; A NEW AND LITERAL VERSION, CHIEFLY FROM THE TEXT OF STALLBAUM. VOL. 5. CONTAINING THE LAWS. BY GEORGE BURGES, M.A, 1852.…
Favourite Chapters Collection 003
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A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…
THE PHAEDRUS, LYSIS, AND PROTAGORAS OF PLATO TRANSLATION BY J. WRIGHT
THE PHAEDRUS, LYSIS, AND PROTAGORAS OF PLATO A NEW AND LITERAL TRANSLATION MAINLY FROM THE TEXT OF BEKKER BY J. WRIGHT, M.A.1888
Hippias majeur
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Il s’agit ici de définir ce qu’est « le Beau ».Les personnages de ce dialogue sont : Socrate, Hippias d’Élis, Hipp…
Charmide
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Le Charmide (ou Sur la sagesse) est un dialogue de Platon. Il appartient à la série dite des Premiers Dialogues, compos&eacut…
THE THEAETETUS TRANSLATION by S. W. DYDE
THE THEAETETUS OF PLATO A TRANSLATION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY S. W. DYDE, D.Sc. PROFESSOR OF MENTAL PHILOSOPHY, QUEENS UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON,…
Le Second Hippias (Version 2)
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Il n’existe pas de datation, ni de l’écriture du dialogue, ni de la date de ce dernier. Le Second Hippias, traduit aussi par Hippias …
Multilingual Short Works Collection 016
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This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…
Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek, Version 2)
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Ἡ Πλάτωνος Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους ἐντάσσεται στὰ πλαίσια τῶν ἐργασιῶν πού ξεκίνησα ἐδῶ καὶ χρόνια στὴν ἰστοσελίδα μου Projet Homere (Σχέδιο Ὁμήρ…
Euthydème
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« Jusqu’ici j’ignorais encore ce que c’était que des athlètes parfaits ; en voilà, grâce à Dieu : i…
