Stoa of Eumenes

The Stoa of Eumenes ( "stoa" means "portico" in Greek) is located between the Theater of Dionysos and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. It was built by King Eumenes II of Pergamon (197-160 BC), a fact which shows that not only did he fill his own city (Pergamon) with great buildings, but also wanted to honor Athens with one of its own! His example was followed by his brother and successor to the throne, Attalos II (160-139 BC), who built the Stoa of Attalos in the Agora, probably using the same architect. The Stoa of Eumenes was built along the "peripatos", the road that runs along the entire hill.