| Context: | Delos |
| Type: | Stoa |
| Summary: | Two-part stoa; south of the Sanctuary of Apollo, between the South Stoa and the harbor. |
| Date: | ca. 216 BC - ca. 200 BC |
| Dimensions: | Eastern stoa: 71.08 m x 10.71 m; wall return: ca. 7.45 m; Doric column diameter: 0.91 m; intercolumniation: 3.35 m. |
| Region: | Cyclades |
| Period: | Hellenistic |
Plan:
Two one-aisled stoas sharing a back wall, one simple stoa opening east, one L- shaped stoa opening west. Eastern stoa, opening east, 16 Doric columns with returning end walls that had 4 windows each. Western stoa, opening west, Doric colonnade with Ionic double half columns dividing main stoa from northeast room.
History:
Eastern stoa, dated to 216-200 B.C. by dedication inscription of Philip V. The western stoa was probably added shortly later, this dating based on inscriptions on contemporary exedrae.
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