Claim: Socrates was from Athens.
Evidence: Socrates -LRB- -LSB- ˈsɒkrətiːz -RSB- Σωκράτης -LSB- - grcsɔːkrátɛːs -RSB- , Sōkrátēs ; 470/469 -- 399 BC -RRB- was a classical Greek -LRB- Athenian -RRB- philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.
The city of Athens during the classical period of Ancient Greece -LRB- 508 -- 322 BC -RRB- was the major urban center of the notable polis -LRB- city-state -RRB- of the same name , located in Attica , Greece , leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.