Stoa Poikile

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Stoa Poikile was a famous painted colonnade in ancient Athens that became the symbolic birthplace and namesake of Stoic philosophy.

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Stoa Poikile canonical 4
Stoa Poikile in Athens 2
Poikile Stoa in Athens 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek building
archaeological site
colonnade
stoa
architecturalStyle Doric order
associatedWith Zeno of Citium
early Stoic philosophers
category Ancient Greek stoas
Buildings and structures in ancient Athens
Sites associated with Stoicism
cityState polis of Athens
constructionPeriod 5th century BCE
country Greece
culturalContext Classical Athens
decoratedWith paintings of battles between Greeks and Persians
paintings of the Amazonomachy
paintings of the Battle of Marathon
paintings of the Trojan War scenes
frequentedBy Zeno of Citium
function display space for paintings
public meeting place
sheltered promenade
gaveNameTo Stoic philosophy
hasEtymology named for its painted decoration
hasNameInEnglish Painted Stoa
hasNameInGreek Στοὰ Ποικίλη
hasTranslation Painted Colonnade
heritageStatus archaeological remains
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
surface form: Classical period of ancient Greece
influenced Stoicism
knownFor association with the origin of Stoic philosophy
painted panels depicting historical and mythical battles
public colonnade used for walking and gathering
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Ancient Agora of Athens
surface form: Athenian Agora

Athens
Attica
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
material marble
stone
partOf public buildings of the Athenian Agora
significance important monument of the Athenian Agora
symbolic birthplace of Stoic philosophy
usedFor civic life activities
philosophical teaching
social interaction

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeno of Citium taughtAt Stoa Poikile
Zeno of Citium associatedWith Stoa Poikile
Cleanthes of Assos associatedWith Stoa Poikile
Chrysippus of Soli memberOf Stoa Poikile
this entity surface form: Stoic school at the Stoa Poikile
Chrysippus of Soli associatedWith Stoa Poikile
this entity surface form: Stoa Poikile in Athens
Middle Stoa relatedConcept Stoa Poikile
Pecile namedAfter Stoa Poikile
this entity surface form: Stoa Poikile in Athens
Poecile Pool namedAfter Stoa Poikile
this entity surface form: Poikile Stoa in Athens