Context: | Delos |
Type: | Stoa |
Summary: | Peristyle court; directly south of the Sacred Lake. |
Date: | ca. 110 BC - ca. 88 BC |
Dimensions: | Court: ca. 67.6 m x 50.7 m; surrounding colonnade: 6.55 m deep; Doric outer column diameter: 0.57-0.59 m; intercolumniation: 2.10-2.16 m. |
Region: | Cyclades |
Period: | Hellenistic |
Plan:
A trapezoidal court with a two-storied colonnade on all 4 sides. Lower story of Doric columns and upper story of Ionic pillars. Rooms, shops and exedra surrounded court on ground level.
History:
The Agora was built by Roman and other Italian merchants who used it for conducting business or as a club house. The surrounding rooms and exedra were added over a period of time.
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