Today in human geo we learned about the Greek definitions Agora, Polis, The year 508 BC, Socrates, The death of Socrates, The Socratic Method, and What the Greeks meant if they call you an idiot. When I was in class I learned that Agora means a place where people gather and its a market, also where people can go and talk. Polis means a city or a state(Citizenship). *The year 508 BC means people over throw the government (Revolution). Socrates means he was a man who was very famous with the Greek people, He talked to the people and he communicated with people he is a very smart man. The death of Socrates is a 1787 oil on canvas painting by the French painter Jacques- Louis David the execution of Jesus. The Socratic method was the method of elenchus, electric method or Socratic debate. What the ancient Greeks meant if they call you an idiot? According to Wikipedia an idiot a person lacking professional skill, a private citizen, individual.