Bust of Philosopher Socrates on a Black Marble Base in PlasterBronze bust of Socrates, one of the most important Greek philosophers (470 399 BC). Socrates was Plato's teacher and was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock for contempt towards the gods. He accepted his fate rather than fleeing into exile. Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus and Phaenarete, got married to Xanthippe at an old age and had three children. In his philosophical research, Socrates was attended by many, mostly young people, and a group