Xenophon's Apology describes Socrates' state of mind at his trial and execution, and especially his view that it was better to die before senility set in than to escape execution by humbling himself before an unjust persecution. Xenophon was away at the time, involved in the events of the march of the ten thousand .

See also

• Trial of Socrates
• The Apology of Socrates by Plato

External links

• Gutenberg Project English translation of Xenohopon's Apology: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1171