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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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StoatThe Stoat Mustela erminea is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. In North America it is also referred to as the Short-tailed Weasel . When in its white winter coat, it is also called an Ermine . Natural history It is an opportunistic carnivore, and g

Stoa of AttalosThe Stoa of Attalos (also spelt Attalus is one of the most impressive buildings in the Athenian Agora. It was built by and named after King Attalos II of Pergamon between 159 and 138 BCE. Typical of the Hellenistic Age, the stoa was elaborate and enormous

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