The is acknowledged to be one Of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of socrates, the ranks among the supreme li...The is acknowledged to be one Of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of socrates, the ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity.