He was the first systematic moral thinker and was accused of corrupting the youth and impiety towards gods. At the end of the trial, he was condemned to death in Athens. Who was he?

Socrates is the first moral thinker in western philosophical tradition. He belonged to the Athenian republic in ancient Greece. Around this period, there were wars between persians and greeks. Athens won over persians (Spartas). The political atmosphere became poisoned in the wake of war, plague, defeat and amidst wide spread suspicions about conspiracies and treacheries against the government. It was this time that Socrates fell foul of the political rulers in athens. He was accused of corrupting the youth and of impiety towards gods. At the end of the trial, Socrates was condemned to death.