With Protagoras, Plato takes us to Athens during the time of Pericles, when the city's hegemonic position within the Greek world, its material prosperity, and the smooth functioning of the democratic regime had made it the educational hub of Greece, just before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Therefore, it is not surprising that renowned sophists from every corner of the Greek world flock to Athens, as there they will find what they seek: a cultivated and knowledge-hungry audience, money, national fame, and the freedom to express the most original and audacious ideas.
Thus, intellectual gatherings, like the one organized in the wealthy mansion of Callias, were not something unusual.
(...) [Excerpt from the introduction text of the edition]
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