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South Stoa II
South Stoa II was a commercial Stoa in Ancient Agora.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1936 The first excavation took place.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
86 BC Destroyed by Sulla.
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Constructed around the middle of the 2nd century BC.
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
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What I can see
Today we mainly see the foundations and the stereobate of the stoa. Both South Stoa II and Middle Stoa formed the southern square of the Agora.
What I can't see
It was a single stoa with 30 Doric columns and probably served the city’s commercial needs. It had a small fountain on the back side, that is, on the south side of the agora. It was linked with the earlier Middle Stoa through a small building. South Stoa II was built over a large part of the older South Stoa I, which had to be demolished. Also, a large part of the rock had to be dug. The water found at a shallow depth forced the builders to design a complex system of drains under the building.
Bibliography
Foka Ι., Valavanis P., (1994), Περίπατοι στην Αθήνα και την Αττική, τόποι, θεοί, μνημεία [Strolls in Athens and Attica, places, gods, monuments], Kedros