Classics
Classics from ancient Greece

Apology

by Plato

The speech Socrates gave in 399 BC when Athens put him on trial for impiety and for corrupting the young. It is his defense of a life spent questioning people, and the source of the line that the unexamined life is not worth living.

Chapters
3
Narration
62 minutes
Original language
Ancient Greek
Translation
Benjamin Jowett

Chapters

  1. 1Part I: The Defense48 min
  2. 2Part II: The Penalty6 min
  3. 3Part III: The Final Address9 min

Apology is in the public domain. This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice, from the complete text, with nothing abridged. The text follows the narration word by word while you listen.