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Athens

This was the home of Socrates, and was being visited by Protagoras, the sophist.

Towns in Greece, City-States

These include Elis, Sparta, and other places. Its inhabitants spoke Greek.

The Ancient Greeks

These people studied philosophy, experimented with a democratic government, and were important to the development of Western civilization.

The Philosophers

These not only included Socrates, but also many sophists: those who claimed to have knowledge, such as Protagoras, Gorgias, and others.

The Greek Gods

These included Athena, Hephaestus, and were explanations of how the universe worked.

The Greek Poets

These were held to be very important and were quoted in the dialogues.

Thessaly

This was the home of Meno.

Zeus

This was the king of the gods.

The Poem by Simonides

This was, at least in part, on the subject of the difficulty of becoming and being good, or virtuous.

Sparta

This place was known...

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