There is something really special about Socrates, something deeply magnetic about him that arouses my interest,

I think that, too. Your text inspired me to search for sources who dealt with the fact that Socrates were found guilty of breaking the universal belief of that time and why he did not acknowledge the courts decision and drank the poison from which he died. While he could have chosen to accept either being banned or pay a fine. I found Hegel as a quite impressive source who investigated Sokrates case:

https://hegel-system.de/de/v33311223tod.pdf

I am now to translate some of it into English and will provide you with it, if you like.

Thank you for the source of inspiration!