ANCIENT AGORA - ATHENSIN THE PHOTO: THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE JAIL COMPOUND AS SEEN FROM THE SOUTH WITH MOODY LIGHT OF THE AFTERNOON - THE SAME WAY AS SOCRATES SAW THE JAIL AFTER THE TRIAL ENDED.Photo; march 2019Historical background : Socrates is in prison. The Athenians want to execute Socrates and his friends know that. Socrates has done no wrong and didn't break the laws but the popular jury finds Socrates guilty of the crimes he was charged with and so he must die. Socrates does not want to harm the Laws by doing wrong to them. So; he accepts the judgement and the death sentence; arguing that "Two wrongs do not make a right! Do not return a wrong for a wrong.