stoa

sto·a

S0766800 (stō′ə)n. pl. sto·as or sto·ae (stō′ē′) An ancient Greek covered walk or colonnade, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other.

[Greek, porch; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

stoa

(ˈstəʊə) n, pl stoae (ˈstəʊiː) or stoas (Architecture) a covered walk that has a colonnade on one or both sides, esp as used in ancient Greece[C17: from Greek]

sto•a

(ˈstoʊ ə)

n., pl. sto•as, sto•ai (ˈstoʊ aɪ) sto•ae (ˈstoʊ i) a portico, usu. detached and of considerable length, used as a promenade or meeting place in ancient Greece. [1595–1605; < Greek stoá]

stoa

In Greek architecture, a covered colonnade or hall (often with shops) open on the colonnaded side and sometimes twostoried.

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stoa

(stō`ə), in ancient Greek architecture, an extended, roofed colonnade on a street or square. Early examples consisted of a simple open-fronted shed or porch with a roof sloping from the back wall to the row of columns along the front. Later stoas were often immense, running to two stories, each with a colonnade of a different order and having a ridged roof supported on internal colonnades; rows of shops or offices lined the back wall, which was sometimes decorated with paintings. Such stoas surrounded the agora or marketplace of every large city and were used for public meetings. The Stoa Poecile on the north side of the agora of Athens was the favorite meeting place of the philosopher Zeno of CitiumZeno of Citium
, c.334–c.262 B.C., Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism. He left Cyprus and went to Athens, where he studied under the Cynics, whose teachings left an important impression on his own thought.
..... Click the link for more information. ; hence his followers are called Stoics and his system StoicismStoicism
, school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium (in Cyprus) c.300 B.C. The first Stoics were so called because they met in the Stoa Poecile [Gr.,=painted porch], at Athens, a colonnade near the Agora, to hear their master Zeno lecture.
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A covered colonnade in ancient Greek and Roman cities, flanking the agora (an open market and meeting place); either one- or two-storied, with an open front and shops or offices built into the rear wall.

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A portico, usually detached, often of considerable extent, providing a sheltered promenade or meeting place.

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