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Conversation of Socrates is an abridged translation of Socrates conversation and dialogues by Xenophon, a student of Socrates. Summary Converstaion of Socrates is Xenophon’s portrait of Socrates. After Socrates execution in 399 B.C. his followers wrote his dialogues and in the process made him legendary figure and one of the greatest philosophers of all time. In this book, Xephonon, defends his mentor against the charges of arrogance incurred upon him at the trial. This book gives real insight into the life of Socrates, his intellect and like in Greece in the ancient days. About Xenophon Xenophon was a Greek mercenary, historian, soldier and a student of Socrates. He is best known for his works like Anabasis, Cyropaedia, and Hellenica only to name a few.