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Painted Porch - Definition and Overview

The Painted Porch (Stoa poikile), during the 3rd century BC, was where Zeno of Citium taught Stoicism. The platform was located in the agora or marketplace of Athens, Greece. The philosophical school of Stoicism takes its name having first been expounded here.

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