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title: "Socrates' Prison, Athens — GetMap"
description: "Three chambers hide inside the hillside. The site is a set of chambers cut directly into the rock of the hill, rather than a prison building built above…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJPTqz9Bu9oRQRLoigXBazf8g
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# Socrates' Prison

Three chambers hide inside the hillside

History · 🇬🇷 Athens · one place, one stop

![Socrates' Prison, Athens](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJPTqz9Bu9oRQRLoigXBazf8g.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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The site is a set of chambers cut directly into the rock of the hill, rather than a prison building built above ground. Local tradition links these rough spaces to Socrates, giving the small cave its name.

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