When Does the "Euthyphro" (397 BCE) Take Place?
"Euthyphrōn" (released to English-speaking audiences as "Euthyphro") is a philosophical historical fiction conversation short story (dialogue) written by Aristocles a.k.a. Platon a.k.a. Plato and released around the years 399 BCE and 395 BCE (i.e. Before the Common Era).
It takes place in the year:
We know this because the real-world philosopher Socrates specifically refers to his oncoming trial twice: In the beginning, "Then before the trial with Meletus comes on I shall..." and at the very end, "...I might have cleared myself of Meletus and his indictment. I would have told him that I had been enlightened by Euthyphro". The entire main action is a conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro and seems to take place over less than a day, at some point after Socrates has been accused of something but before the trial he will undergo.
399 BC
We know this because the real-world philosopher Socrates specifically refers to his oncoming trial twice: In the beginning, "Then before the trial with Meletus comes on I shall..." and at the very end, "...I might have cleared myself of Meletus and his indictment. I would have told him that I had been enlightened by Euthyphro". The entire main action is a conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro and seems to take place over less than a day, at some point after Socrates has been accused of something but before the trial he will undergo.
The accusation from Meletus as well as the resulting famous and tragic Trial of Socrates all happened in the real world within the calendar year 399 BC.
It is collected various ways with other famous Socratic dialogues in "Early Platonic Dialogues", "The Five Dialogues", or "The Last Days of Socrates".
