Socrates' Athens: The Birth of Western Thought

Lucas and Luna open the series in 399 BCE, with the trial of Socrates. They explore how a single radical thinker's refusal to stop asking questions changed everything. From the Delian League to the Peloponnesian War, from the sophists to Plato's academy, this episode lays the groundwork for philosophy, democracy, and the unending conflicts that defined ancient Greece. Lucas explains how Athens became a crucible of ideas—and how its downfall shaped Western civilization. Along the way, they touch on the oracle at Delphi, the Spartan mirage, and the art of rhetoric. A grounded, humanizing look at a world that still haunts our own. #Socrates #AncientGreece #Athens #Philosophy #Democracy #PeloponnesianWar #Plato #DelphicOracle #Sparta #Pericles #Sophists #DelianLeague #399BCE #GreekHistory #ClassicalGreece #WesternThought #History #FexingoHistory #AlexanderTheGreat #Aristotle Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo