Hemlock poisoning is life-threatening. Most famously, the ancient philosopher Socrates died after being forced to ingest poison hemlock. If you come into contact with the plant, you must seek ...

the manner of his execution was to be the drinking of hemlock. As the hour drew near, everyone in the room broke down and wept except for Socrates himself, who continued to treat the affair as if ...

The Crito is one of Plato’s best-known dialogues. This work is set just before Socrates’ infamous execution. The discussion ...

After Socrates had been found guilty of impiety ... he responded with an answer that was nothing short of a death wish. He argued that he should receive the highest honors of the city and be ...

A Hemlock man who allegedly shot and killed his ... Timothy Rivard, 63, is charged with homicide open murder and felony firearm in the death of his wife, Mary Rivard, 56. He was arraigned in ...

Socrates is on trial for his life. He will be put to death. 2,500 years later we remember his words. Advertisement ...

It is as if a florist painted Missouri roadsides, hillsides and pastures with white spring flowers. But those flowers are ...

While the shocking death has left more questions than answers, here's what we know as of early Monday. Around 12:30 p.m., a person fell from Ohio Stadium's stands near the Bell Tower just as some ...

Still, the move broadly suggests disagreement with the length of sentences imposed by U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in one ... Socratic method of death by drinking hemlock,” Rhodes’s ...

Opens in a new tab or window Sudden cardiac death can occur due to atrial arrhythmias, not only ventricular arrhythmias. This is the first study to link prolonged P-wave duration to increased risk ...

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum wrote via Warped Speed Thursday that she did not “claim” or “allude to” her estranged husband Kroy Biermann’s death by posting a black-and-white ...