Poros Building
archaeological site · 550 BC – 2099 AD
A narrow structure southwest of the Agora of Athens, built in the mid-5th century BC. Some modern scholars identify it as the Athenian prison where Sokrates and others were held and executed, but it was probably a workshop for marble workers.
- Coordinates
- 37.97384, 23.72117
- Also known as
- State Prison (en), State Prison (en), desmōtḗrion,desmoterion (grc), δεσμωτήριον (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)