Socrates was born in Athens in the year 469 B.C.E. to Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete, a midwife. His family was not extremely poor, but they were by no means wealthy, and Socrates could not claim that he was of noble birth like Plato.
Latitude lines are a numerical way to measure how far north or south of the equator a place is located. The equator is the starting point for measuring latitude--that's why it's marked as 0 degrees latitude.atitude lines are a numerical way to measure how far north or south of the equator a place is located. The equator is the starting point for measuring latitude--that's why it's marked as 0 degrees latitude.
2. Lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole. 3. Lines of longitude run north and south. 4. Lines of latitude run east and west. 5. The invisible line at 0Âº longitude is the Prime Meridian. 6. The invisible line at 0Âº latitude is the equator. 7. Lines of latitude are also called parallels.