Should Socrates have taken his death sentence?

Socrates was a great Greek philosopher whose ideas and teaching methods are still known and used even until this day. He was born around 470 B.C., in Athens and was a stonecutter and Athenian soldier before he became a teacher. He first learned his father's art, but later dedicated himself to thought and to philosophic teaching without compensation, in spite of his destitution. He was one who questioned all the generally accepted ideas of Athens …

…that Socrates taking his sentence is what made him so revered. Today, we recognize Socrates as one of the greatest philosophers that ever lived. It is because he led such a fulfilling life even to the very end. It is because he stood his ground in what he firmly believed in. It must have been hard to face the death sentence, but he strongly stood firm. He was Socrates and he died for his beliefs.