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'''Stoa Poikilè''', or the '''Painted Stoa''' was a stoa near the [[Agora of Athens|agora]] of [[Athens]] in [[Attika]], Greece.
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The '''Stoa Poikilè''', or the '''Painted Stoa''' was a stoa in the north of the [[Agora of Athens|agora]] of [[Athens]], [[Greece]].


Named for the panels depicting the sack of [[Troy]], painted during the 5th century BCE by {{Wiki|Polygnotus|Polygnotos}}, the stoa was a place favoured by philosophers. One of them, {{Wiki|Zeno of Citium|Zeno of Kition}}, used the stoa so extensively that his school of philosophy became known as {{Wiki|Stoicism}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour#Famous Cities|Famous Cities]]'' / The Agora of Athens: Stoa Poikilè</ref>
Erected in the 5th century BCE, the stoa was named for the panels on its wall, featuring works by [[Polygnotos]] which depicted the sack of [[Troy]] and Greek victories such as the [[Battle of Marathon]]. In addition to serving as a public meeting place for Athenians, the stoa was also a place favoured by philosophers who used to the space to teach. In 301 BCE, the stoa was used by philosopher [[Zeno of Kition]] as his school of philosophy that later came to be dubbed as {{Wiki|Stoicism}}.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: The Agora of Athens|The Agora of Athens: "Stoa Poikilè"]]</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*Historically, the walls were depicted with paintings of the [[Battle of Marathon]], the {{Wiki|Amazonomachy}}, the sack of Troy, and the Battle of Oenoe. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', however, the walls are covered with a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus.JPG reconstruction] of "Nekyia" by Polygnotos, historically located within the [[Lesche of the Knidians]] within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].


==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 15 October 2021

The Stoa Poikilè, or the Painted Stoa was a stoa in the north of the agora of Athens, Greece.

Erected in the 5th century BCE, the stoa was named for the panels on its wall, featuring works by Polygnotos which depicted the sack of Troy and Greek victories such as the Battle of Marathon. In addition to serving as a public meeting place for Athenians, the stoa was also a place favoured by philosophers who used to the space to teach. In 301 BCE, the stoa was used by philosopher Zeno of Kition as his school of philosophy that later came to be dubbed as Stoicism.[1]

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