Socrates Scholasticus ( born c. 380 ), in his Ecclesiastical History, gives a full description of the discovery ( that was repeated later by Sozomen and by Theodoret ) which emphasizes the role played in the excavations and construction by Helena ; just as the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ( also founded by Constantine and Helena ) commemorated the birth of Jesus, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre would commemorate his death and resurrection.

The ecclesiastical historian Socrates Scholasticus ( b. 380 ) attributes the observance of Easter by the church to the perpetuation of its custom, " just as many other customs have been established ," stating that neither Jesus nor his Apostles enjoined the keeping of this or any other festival.

In the 5th century, the Christian historian Socrates Scholasticus described Eusebius as writing for “ rhetorical finish ” and for the “ praises of the Emperor ” rather than the “ accurate statement of facts .” The methods of Eusebius were criticised by Edward Gibbon in the 18th century.

As the historian Socrates Scholasticus said, at the opening of his history that was designed as a continuation of Eusebius, " Also in writing the life of Constantine, this same author has but slightly treated of matters regarding Arius, being more intent on the rhetorical finish of his composition and the praises of the emperor, than on an accurate statement of facts.

The Christian historian Socrates Scholasticus was of the opinion that Julian believed himself to be Alexander the Great " in another body " via transmigration of souls, " in accordance with the teachings of Pythagoras and Plato ".

Pope Celestine strongly opposed the Novatians in Rome ; as Socrates Scholasticus writes, " this Celestinus took away the churches from the Novatians at Rome also, and obliged Rusticula their bishop to hold his meetings secretly in private houses.

In the 4th century, Socrates Scholasticus ( Church History, Book V ) stated:

In the 5th century, Sozomen ( Ecclesiastical History, Book VII ), referencing Socrates Scholasticus, added to this description:

** Historia Ecclesiastica by Socrates Scholasticus

* Socrates Scholasticus, Byzantine Church historian

* Socrates Scholasticus, church historian ( approximate date )

The Church History of Theodoret, which begins with the rise of Arianism and closes with the death of Theodore in 429, falls far behind those of Socrates Scholasticus and Sozomen.

With his title of " royal typographer " Estienne made the Paris establishment famous by his numerous editions of grammatical works and other school-books ( among them many of Melanchthon's ), and of classical and Patristic authors, as Dio Cassius, Cicero, Sallust, Julius Caesar, Justin, Socrates Scholasticus, and Sozomen.

Socrates of Constantinople, also known as Socrates Scholasticus, not to be confused with the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates, was a Greek Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret, who used his work ; he was born at Constantinople c. 380: the date of his death is unknown.

Socrates Scholasticus, Sozomen, and Zosimus refer to conflicts between Fritigern and Athanaric.

* Socrates Scholasticus Historia Ecclesiastica V. 8 ; V. 11

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Socrates Scholasticus, Sozomen, and Zosimus refer to conflicts between Fritigern and Athanaric.

* Socrates Scholasticus account of Licinius ' end

Socrates Scholasticus gives an interesting account in his Historia Ecclesiastica of Valentinian's marriages, that has inspired some to call this emperor polygamous.

Socrates Scholasticus, Church Historian ( born c. 380 ):

Consequently his commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, mentioned by the historian, Socrates Scholasticus and his epistles, mentioned by Philostorgius and Photius, are no longer extant.

He also gives the reader a short summary of the history of philosophy, including his interpretation of the philosophy of Socrates as part of an ongoing dispute between " cosmologists " admitting the existence of a Universal Truth and the Sophists, opposed by Socrates and his student Plato.

This appropriation of Socrates leads her to introduce novel concepts of conscience ( which gives no positive prescriptions but instead tells me what I cannot do if I would remain friends with myself when I re-enter the two-in-one of thought where I must render an account of my actions to myself ) and morality ( an entirely negative enterprise concerned with non-participation in certain actions for the sake of remaining friends with one's self ).

In Aristophanes ' comedy The Clouds ( 423 BC ), when the character Socrates is quizzing his student on poetic meters, Strepsiades declares that he knows quite well what a dactyl is, and gives the finger.

Socrates Scholasticus ( born c. 380 ), in his Ecclesiastical History, gives a full description of the discovery that was repeated later by Sozomen and by Theodoret.

Sozomen ( died c. 450 ), in his Ecclesiastical History, gives essentially the same version as Socrates.

In the final speech before Alcibiades arrives, Socrates gives his encomium of love and desire as a lack of being, namely, the being or form of beauty.

For this narrative, Socrates gives as his authority " The Disputation Manes of Archelaus bishop of Caschar ," a work either unknown to or disregarded by Eusebius, who in his History ( vii. 31 ) briefly vilifies Manes without giving any of the above details.

In a highly inflammatory section of the Apology, Socrates claims that no greater good has happened to Athens than his concern for his fellow citizens, that wealth is a consequence of goodness ( and not the other way around ), that God does not permit a better man to be harmed by a worse, and that, in the strongest statement he gives of his task, he is a stinging gadfly and the state a lazy horse, " and all day long I will never cease to settle here, there and everywhere, rousing, persuading and reproving every one of you.

Plato never gives the total number of Socrates ' judges nor the exact numbers of votes against him and for his acquittal, though Socrates does say that if only 30 more had voted in his favor then he would have been acquitted.

To those who voted for his acquittal, Socrates gives them encouragement: He says that his daimon did not stop him from conducting his defense in the way that he did, that this was a sign that it was the right thing to do.

Socrates gets Gorgias to agree that the rhetorician is actually more convincing in front of an ignorant audience than an expert, because mastery of the tools of persuasion gives a man more conviction than mere facts.

The text gives clear indication on the charges brought against Socrates by Anytus, and is often used on this point in comparison with Plato's version of the trial.

Socrates lists the Seven Sages as Thales, Pittacus, Bias, Solon, Cleobulus, Myson, and Chilon, who he says are gifted in that Lacedaemonian art of concise words " twisted together, like a bowstring, where a slight effort gives great force.

And Xenophon likely aimed to reach a wider range of readers, many of whom may have welcomed the more down to earth advice his Socrates gives.

In Plato's Ion ( Ancient Greek: ) Socrates discusses with Ion, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession.

Euclides is prompted to share his book when Terpsion wonders where he'd been: Euclides, who apparently can usually be found in the marketplace of Megara, was walking outside of the city and had happened upon Theaetetus being carried from Corinth to Athens with a case of dysentery and a minor war wound ; Euclides remarks that Socrates had made some uncanny predictions about Theaetetus needing to rise to fame.

While the Socrates presented in the dialogues is often taken to be Plato's mouthpiece, Socrates ' reputation for irony, his caginess regarding his own opinions in the dialogues, and his occasional absence from or minor role in the conversation serve to conceal Plato's doctrines.

There are names which have no meaning, but have the role of designating an object: " Aristotle ", " Socrates ", and so on.

Moreover, the term ' dialectic ' owes much of its prestige to its role in the philosophies of Socrates and Plato, in the Greek Classical period ( 4 – 5 c. BCE ).

" The facts are that she was the daughter of Leonitius and she did originally have the name Athenais, according to the Greek historian Socrates of Constantinople, and a contemporary historian named Priscus of Panion ; however they leave out any mention of Pulcheria's role in playing match-maker for her brother.

Ancient and modern commentators have suggested at least two motivations for Anytus ' role in Socrates ' trial:

The book South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today includes an essay in which Bridgewater State College philosophy professor William J. Devlin references the teachings of Socrates and Friedrich Nietzsche when describing Kyle's role in the show.

Socrates had held that virtue was the only human good, but he had also accepted a limited role for its utilitarian side, allowing happiness to be a secondary goal of moral action.

* Socrates: A famously quixotic philosopher, he was the role model for a generation of hungry, unkempt men until Pisthetaerus inspired new hope ( line 1282 ).

" The company enters and takes the role of various philosophers throughout the ages ( Although many times this section of the play is excluded ): Socrates, Thomas Aquinas, Leonardo da Vinci, Edward Gibbon, Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Luther, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Buckminster Fuller ( In the revival, Gibbon, Luther, Nietzsche and Fuller were replaced by Galileo Galilei, Jonathan Edwards, Marianne Williamson, and L. Ron Hubbard ).

It is written in the format of a Socratic dialogue in which Scipio Africanus Minor ( who had died a few decades before Cicero was born, several centuries after Socrates ' death ) takes the role of a wise old man — an obligatory part for the genre.

The role of Polycrates is one item in the debate over whether Xenophon's treatment of Socrates reflects the historical Socrates, or is a largely fictional contribution to the literary debate about Socrates.

The self-control of Xenophon's Socrates is in keeping with his role in inspiring ancient of cynicism, which was traditionally said to be founded by Socrates ' follower Antisthenes.

BCE ) was an ancient Athenian Greek from the Pithus deme known for his prosecuting role in the trial and eventual execution of the philosopher Socrates.

The play opened at the Trafalgar Studios in September 2005 and his role as Socrates gained mixed reviews.

But I never felt that he was inside his role of a chap called Socrates [...] He grinned and shrugged through the evening which steadily became less about grouting on tiles and more about grating on nerves.

In Xenophon's Memorabilia, Socrates ' respect for the role of motherhood is amply demonstrated in his discussion with his eldest son Lamprocles.

It is possible to guess, then, that Socrates ' opponents had cited his poor or distant relationship with his wife and or mother, and that Xenophon was concerned to counter this ; with an anecdote showing Socrates did have great respect, at least, for the role of mothers held in society.

The writings of Xenophon expresses Socrates perception of the role of aristocratic women as that of weaving and managing the slaves of the household, while the men having citizenship rights can move freely in the public sphere.