Theramenes and the Council of Justice

Critius theramenes was condemned to death by a council of 30 athenian noblemen. He ran for sanctuary, where he called on the council for justice in order to protect himself from critius. The onlookers were stupefied in terror by the sight of the boletarian filled with young athenian men armed with daggers. Only socrates and two of his friends came forward for his protection - but only because they did not want him to die as their friend had died before them. Theramenes imitated a popular drinking game at symposia called catybos which involved flinging wine dregs onto the floor while exclaiming 'Here's to