PRISON OF SOCRATES – IS IT HERE SOCRATES IMPRISONED AND EXECUTED?| ATHENS, GREECE|4K HD| APRIL 24
[Music] [Applause] [Music] hi there are many places in Athens and ATA in general that you probably don’t know that they exist or have only heard of but not visited and never seen up so close one of them is probably the cave of Athens usually referred to as the prison of Socrates even though it has been disputed and ruled out by many that this cave was the real prison where Socrates was found and this name has still caught on it’s actually an ancient Building located at the philippo hills in Athens and has its own interesting history in this video we are going to explore that prison where the Socrates was imprisoned during his last stages of his life so let’s get into the video [Music] the area where the so-called prison of Socrates is located was given this name because there was a widespread belief that the ancient philosopher was once imprisoned at this site there are many objections and disagreements about this belief however those who support this version present some evidence that theoretically confirms this Theory let’s go and check what are these uh theories so the first one the fact that the prison is said to have been built in the middle of the fth century and its location is said to have been on the main road and there are some written accounts which states that it was located in a ground pit and had facilities for bits so these all existed in this cave and are indeed consistent with the description of the prison from the platonic dialogues so that’s one of the theory and the second theory which agrees to this evidence is that when you go further about the details of the imprisonment the place where it took place and the execution of Socrates are contained in the dialogues of crittin and feden however no one knows for sure what is true about the connection between this cave and Socrates imprisonment and it is not the only cave in ATA to claim this story there is another cave in Filer Papo which has the same name it is a cave located in the groove opposite to the pictures Church of Laris which is just before the start of the path that takes you on foot to the top of the hill and the Monument of Philip philos I think we have done a similar story a similar video about that where I would show you the exact uh place where they claims to be the prison of [Music] Socrates to make you understand more about the state prison of a classical Athens I just thought I would show you an animation video about the state prison so it is a right now you’re seeing the animation video of a straight prison which is similar to the prison of Socrates so it is thought to be socalled porous building which was found near the Agora of Athens this fifth century busy building consist of two rows of small rooms a walled court and a strong tower like structure near the main gate in this case this is indeed the state prison then we have the building in which Socrates was imprisoned and executed in 399 BC many findings on this site Point towards this suggestion in the building there are numerous tiny medical vessels were discovered and which is thought to contain the poison conium and also a marble statue of Socrates himself so actually there are like a question of two places which they have a confusion about which is actually the prison of Socrates I’ll show you the other prison which they thinks that it is the prison of Socrates and this is the another one and when I just Googled I heard about a lot of stories and this one they most of them have been mentioned about the Socrates was imprisoned in his last stages of life in this [Music] prison aens is a city that showcases its ancient Heritage it mixes cultures from different eras that blend well with each other you can see that in buildings attractions and monuments and monuments builds from ancient Greece to the present they all have something to share with you it is just a matter of your willingness to learn about them and explore them the prison of Socrates is one of them but not the only one we were quite happy to explore the prison of Socrates after visiting the famous Acropolis you could literally see the Acropolis from here and there are lot of uh you mean there are lot of best routs available which is close to the Acropolis so we literally walked from the Acropolis to this uh prison of Socrates so we continue exploring aens in our upcoming videos so so just kindly stay tuned and if you have any comments or any doubts just let us know we’ll be happy to help you and if you have any ideas to boost our channels please let us know so until we see you next time it’s me abil and Hana signing off take care bye [Music]
Socrates And His So-Called Prison-
The cutting and carving of groundwork and even of whole rooms into the rock of the hills, west of the Acropolis (the Areos Pagus, the Hill of the Nymphs and the one of the Muses, and the Pnyx) on the way up to the Monument of Philopappos, is typical of the area, and demonstrates the town planning and architecture of ancient Athens. We now know that this structure, the so-called Socrates Prison, is not where the great philosopher was imprisoned and finally executed.
The impressive structure cut into the rocky slopes of the Hill of the Muses belong probably to a monumental two or three floor dwelling, as we conclude from the alignment of beam-holes on the surface of the rock. The wooden beams supported the front part of the structure, which was made of stone masonry and wood. To the exterior floor are passageways that used to connect with water channels cut into the facade of the building, and a carved stairway at the south provided communication with the higher levels of the slope. The preserved back part of the structure is a complex of three rooms, carefully cut into the bedrock, with doorways at the east and a cistern at the back. The use of the rooms is yet unknown. Its cave-like structure and its proximity to the Athenian Agora must have led to the legend that the building is non other than the Prison of Socrates, or an ancient bath, as guidebooks and history books inform us. During the WWII, the structure was used to hide antiquities of the Acropolis and the National Archaeological Museum sealed up behind a thick concrete wall, in order to protect them from the systematic theft by the German looters.
A building, dated to circa 450 BC, is located at the southwest corner of the Athenian Agora, next to the ‘Street of the Marble Workers’. It is situated just outside the formal boundaries of the Agora and is surrounded by houses and workshops. The building measures 40 x 17 m (131 x 55 ft) and does not display the usual classical house plan, where rooms are usually grouped around a central courtyard. Instead it has a long corridor with five rooms on one side and three on the other and a walled courtyard at the far end. Possibly, this elongated building was the State Prison, with the eight rooms acting as prisoner’s cells. If this building was indeed the State Prison, it would be the place where the wise philosopher Socrates was jailed to be executed in 399 BC, by the poison hemlock.
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