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The Apology of Socrates, Section 17a: I almost forgot who I was

The trial of Socrates, Athens, 399 BC. His three accusers have spoken. Now the seventy-year-old defendant stands up to answer, and his first move is to praise their eloquence.

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ὅτιhótihowμὲνmèn(for your part)ὑμεῖςhymeîsyou,ὦôOἄνδρεςándresmenἈθηναῖοιAthēnaîoiof Athens,πεπόνθατεpepónthatehave been affectedὑπὸhypòbyτῶνtôntheἐμῶνemônmyκατηγόρωνkatēgórōnaccusers,

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17a I almost forgot who I was. How you, men of Athens, have been affected by my accusers, I do not…

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