Born in the deme of Alopece
· Alopece, near Dafni, Athens, Greece
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Socrates was born into an Athenian citizen family in Alopece, an urban deme conventionally located near modern Dafni, southeast of ancient Athens. The birth year is disputed between 470 and 469 BC; 469 BC follows the Stanford Encyclopedia chronology. Alopece's proposed location near Dafni is approximate.
