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In 1971 angina pectoris forced Stone to cease publication of the Weekly. After his retirement, he decided to return to the University of Pennsylvania, whence he had dropped out years before & earn his degree in Classical Languages. He successfully learned ancient Greek & wrote a book about the prosecution & death of Socrates, The Trial of Socrates, in which he argued that Socrates wanted to be sentenced to death in order to shame the Athenian democracy, which he despised.
In unraveling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, Stone ranges far & wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engagingly rewarding introduction to classical antiquity & its relevance to society today. The New York Times called this national best-seller an "intellectual thriller."