Stoa Poikile
Building in Athens, Greece.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Daily Stoic-2 | Holiday, Ryan | subject | The introduction says Stoicism was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium and takes its name from the Greek stoa, a porch, because Zeno first taught his students there. |
The Daily Stoic — Holiday, Ryan (2016)
Source: The Daily Stoic-2 · Readwise highlight
Stoicism was a school of philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC.
- Role: subject
- In the book: The introduction says Stoicism was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium and takes its name from the Greek stoa, a porch, because Zeno first taught his students there. It later calls the painted porch (Stoa Poikile) of the Athenian Agora, together with the Forum and court of Rome, the setting of the Stoics’ world, which it contrasts with the modern world.
- Why it matters: It is the origin point of the philosophy’s name, but it appears only in the introduction and the book’s daily meditations are not set there.