"How you felt, O men of Athens, listening to the speeches of my accusers, I cannot say; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such it was their effect; yet they spoke hardly a word of truth. – Plato “The Apology” In “The Apology”, Socrates represents himself in his trial report, I will analyze parts of “The Apology” to reveal the intellectuality of this text in this time frame I will only discuss parts of “The Apology” because it is a long piece However, before discussing the discussion it is important to set the scene .Socrates was born in 469 BC and lived in 399 BC (Nails, 2014). legacy has influenced philosophy and continues to do so. Socrates was an Athenian man who, according to Kishlansky, was a soldier in the Peloponnesian War (56). The Peloponnesian War lasted 27 years (from 431 BC to 404 BC) and the two opposing sides were the Athenians and the Spartans (“Peloponnesian War”). For a better picture of where the Athenians and Spartans were at this time, the Peloponnese is a peninsula in southern Greece connected to the rest of mainland Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth (93). Here Sparta prospered and also where Olympia was located (93). To the north-east of the Peloponnese peninsula is the Attic peninsula where the Athenians lived (93). Historians are not sure how long Socrates served in the war, but as we can tell from the dates, Socrates' execution occurred about 5 years after the war ended. After... middle of the paper...... imon. “Life without inquiry is not worth living.” New philosopher. June 2, 2013. Web. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from < https://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/being-fully-human/>Martin, Thomas R., “An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander” . Tufts University. Nd Web. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from Nails, Debra. “Socrates”. Stanford University. January 29, 2014. Web. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/#SocStr“Peloponnesian War.” Princeton University Nd Web. 16 February 2014. Excerpt from: "Socrates II". State of Oregon. ND. Network. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from>