First published 1891

Laches

by Plato

Socratic dialogue written by Plato.

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Platonic dialogue
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  1. Macmillan1891 Hardback · Platonic dialogue I own The Laches of Plato, Macmillan 1891 Log in to want this

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Socrates, Nicias, Laches
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dialogue

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78 on Open Library, 63 in English
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Printed Greek page showing the opening of Plato's Laches in the 1513 Venice editio princeps
Opening of the Laches in the first printed edition of Plato, Venice, 1513.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain