Socrates is arguably the most important figure in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, and yet the most elusive. As Socrates did not write anything, we rely on those who met him and wrote about him and on the schools of thought that descended from his teachings. This course will focus on the multiple Socrates we have inherited from the ancient Greek and Roman tradition. We will read Diogenes Laertius’ biography of Socrates, Plato’s Apology, Crito and passages from the Symposium, Xenophon’s Memorabilia and the Apology of Socrates, Diogenes Laertius’ biography of Socrates, Aristophane’s Clouds, Aeschines’ fragments and fragments from other minor Socratic philosophers. We will also discuss appropriations and reinterpretations of Socrates in contemporary philosophy.