List of Stoae - Athens

Athens

  • Stoa Poikile (Painted Porch): on the north side of the Ancient Agora of Athens, the stoa from which Stoicism takes its name
  • Stoa of Attalos: Two-storied on the eastern side of the Agora.
  • Stoa Amphiaraion: on the east side of the Sanctuary of Amphiaraios, southeast of the Theater.
  • Stoa of Hermes located to the north of the agora.
  • Stoa Basileios (Royal Stoa): in the northeast corner of the Agora.
  • Stoa of Zeus (Eleutherios): Two-aisled in the northwest corner of the Agora.
  • South Stoa I (of Athens): on the south side of the Agora, located between the Heliaia and the Enneakrounos.
  • South Stoa II: on the southern edge of the Agora, on the approximate location of the South Stoa I, between the Heliaia, and the Middle Stoa.
  • Stoa of Artemis Brauronia: Stoa with wings; the south boundary of the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia, on the Acropolis, southeast of the Propylaia, west of the Chalkotheke.
  • Middle Stoa: approximately in the middle of the Agora and dividing it into north and south areas.
  • East stoa a small stoa in the south-east quadrant of the agora.
  • Doric Stoa: near Theater of Dionysos in the Sanctuary of Dionysos Eleuthereus on the south slope of the Acropolis, sharing its north wall with the back wall of the stage building of the Theater of Dionysos.

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