"How you felt, O men of Athens, upon hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot say; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such was their effect; and yet they barely spoke a word of truth - Plato “The Apology” In “The Apology” Socrates represents himself in his own trial He boldly questions the. morality of the people of the court In this report, I will analyze parts of “The Apology” in order to reveal some intellectuality of this text in this time I will only discuss fragments of “The Apology” because it s. This is a long piece, however, before discussing the speech, it is important to set the scene at 399 BCE (Nails, 2014). accounts of his former students, Plato and Xenophon ("Plato and Socrates") Nevertheless, his legacy influenced philosophy and continues to do so. therefore.Socrates was an Athenian who, according to Kishlansky, was a soldier in the Peloponnesian War (56). The Peloponnesian War lasted 27 years (431 BCE to 404 BCE) and the two opposing sides were the Athenians and the Spartans ("Peloponnesian War"). For a better idea 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). This is where Sparta prospered and also where Olympia was located (93). To the northeast of the Peloponnese peninsula is the Attic peninsula where the Athenians lived (93). Historians are not sure how long Socrates served during the war, but as we can see from the dates provided, this execution of Socrates took place approximately 5 years after the war ended. imon. “An unexamined life is not worth living.” New philosopher. June 2, 2013. the 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 < http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0009%3Achapter%3D14>Nails, Debra. “Socrates.” Stanford University. January 29, 2014. the web. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/#SocStr “Peloponnesian War.” Princeton University. Nd Web. February 16, 2014. Extract from: “Socrates II”. Oregon State. Nd. Internet. February 16, 2014. Retrieved from < http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/Philosophers/Socrates/socrates02.html>