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The Athenians have convicted him. History has acquitted him. Now you be the judge!

Socrates is appealing his conviction, and the appeal, while 2,500 years late, appears timely. The charges against the defendant remain the same as in 399 B.C.E.: that he corrupted the young and preached godlessness. The question is whether he should have died for it –admittedly of academic interest to him, as no stay was ever issued.

Tickets are $35 and are available online, via phone and in person. Student tickets are available for $20; they can be purchased by visiting or calling the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 1.

Under the auspices of His Excellency the Ambassador of Greece and Mrs. Alexandros Mallias. Presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.

The Honorable Bench
Justice Samuel Alito, presiding
Chief Judge Paul R. Michel
Judge Rosemary Collyer
Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Judge Richard Leon

Counsel for Socrates
Abbe Lowell, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery
Abe Krash, Esq. Arnold & Porter

Counsel for the City of Athens
Pantelis Michalopoulos, Esq. Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Betty Jo Christian, Esq. Steptoe & Johnson LLP