Stoa of Zeus

The Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios was a two-aisled stoa located in the northwest corner of the Ancient Agora of Athens [1]. It was built c. 425 BC–410 BC for religious purposes in dedication to Zeus under his epithet Eleutherios: a cult founded after the Persian War [1]. Scholars believe the building also served other civic purposes due to its central location [1]. Researchers think the structure may have been built by Mnesikles [1]. In the late first century BC a two-room annex was added, possibly for the cult of the Roman imperial family [1]. The building in all was 43.56 meters by 10.73 meters [1].