Phaedo, , also spelled Phaedon, (born c. 417 bc, Elis, in the Peloponnesus [Greece]), philosopher, founder of a Socratic school of philosophy at Elis on the Peloponnese, and author of works on dialectics and ethics.

When did Plato write Phaedo?

Phaedo, by Plato, copied in ad 100 (London, Egypt Exploration Society, P. Oxy. 1809).

When was Socrates born and when did he die?

Socrates, (born c. 470 bce, Athens [Greece]—died 399 bce, Athens), ancient Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy.