The Dekasterion

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The Dekasterion

The Dekasterion (court house was near the Klepsydra and the state prison.

The ruins of the state prison are outside the main Agora, southwest of the fountain house.
Many have been tempted to speculate that this is the death row where Socrates was held, but no evidence exists to identify this particular building with the end of the philosopher's life.

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