I AM Socrates

I AM Socrates

Author: World History Encyclopedia October 26, 2020 Duration: 11:56

The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin.

The fifth installment of 'I AM' is the Athenian known as the 'Father of Western Philosophy,' Socrates.


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