Luke Caverns

The center of Athenian society is the agora, which is the marketplace, right? And in that marketplace, you had these buildings, you had this one, the main building that was this long stoa. And a stoa is a covered, long colonnade building. And there were several of them built throughout Athens. But they were built for the sole purpose of the Athenians using them however they wanted to.

The center of Athenian society is the agora, which is the marketplace, right? And in that marketplace, you had these buildings, you had this one, the main building that was this long stoa. And a stoa is a covered, long colonnade building. And there were several of them built throughout Athens. But they were built for the sole purpose of the Athenians using them however they wanted to.

The center of Athenian society is the agora, which is the marketplace, right? And in that marketplace, you had these buildings, you had this one, the main building that was this long stoa. And a stoa is a covered, long colonnade building. And there were several of them built throughout Athens. But they were built for the sole purpose of the Athenians using them however they wanted to.

And all that it ended up being was a building that while you were running out into town to go to the market, which we think people went to the market every single day, you buy fresh produce and take it home for that night for dinner and you have to go back to the market the next day. But this is where people met and mingled. But that stoa is where people just gathered around and just talked.

And all that it ended up being was a building that while you were running out into town to go to the market, which we think people went to the market every single day, you buy fresh produce and take it home for that night for dinner and you have to go back to the market the next day. But this is where people met and mingled. But that stoa is where people just gathered around and just talked.

And all that it ended up being was a building that while you were running out into town to go to the market, which we think people went to the market every single day, you buy fresh produce and take it home for that night for dinner and you have to go back to the market the next day. But this is where people met and mingled. But that stoa is where people just gathered around and just talked.

They just talked and they hung out. And there was a group of philosophers, I think under Zeno, that would meet there so often that when they would come by, everybody would be like, okay, let's get out of the way. All the stoics are here because they were the people that met at the stoa. So these group of philosophers that meet at the stoa, that's where we get the name the stoics.

They just talked and they hung out. And there was a group of philosophers, I think under Zeno, that would meet there so often that when they would come by, everybody would be like, okay, let's get out of the way. All the stoics are here because they were the people that met at the stoa. So these group of philosophers that meet at the stoa, that's where we get the name the stoics.

They just talked and they hung out. And there was a group of philosophers, I think under Zeno, that would meet there so often that when they would come by, everybody would be like, okay, let's get out of the way. All the stoics are here because they were the people that met at the stoa. So these group of philosophers that meet at the stoa, that's where we get the name the stoics.

And I just think that that is such a perfect example of who the Athenians are as a people. Their central piece of public architecture is not a pyramid, which they think glorifies some god king. It's not a coliseum, which glorifies giving money to the government to watch violence take place, which would have been fun. It's just an open colonnade building for people to meet and talk to one another.

And I just think that that is such a perfect example of who the Athenians are as a people. Their central piece of public architecture is not a pyramid, which they think glorifies some god king. It's not a coliseum, which glorifies giving money to the government to watch violence take place, which would have been fun. It's just an open colonnade building for people to meet and talk to one another.

And I just think that that is such a perfect example of who the Athenians are as a people. Their central piece of public architecture is not a pyramid, which they think glorifies some god king. It's not a coliseum, which glorifies giving money to the government to watch violence take place, which would have been fun. It's just an open colonnade building for people to meet and talk to one another.

There's the stoa. So, um, and, uh, so, you know, all the philosophers would hang out here, people would gather and talk and all the questions that humanity would ask later on. Um, they say, they say that, uh, there's a famous, here we go. That's what it would have. So this is the recreated Stoa that's at the Agora right now in Athens. And so, you know, Aristotle would have hung out here.

There's the stoa. So, um, and, uh, so, you know, all the philosophers would hang out here, people would gather and talk and all the questions that humanity would ask later on. Um, they say, they say that, uh, there's a famous, here we go. That's what it would have. So this is the recreated Stoa that's at the Agora right now in Athens. And so, you know, Aristotle would have hung out here.

There's the stoa. So, um, and, uh, so, you know, all the philosophers would hang out here, people would gather and talk and all the questions that humanity would ask later on. Um, they say, they say that, uh, there's a famous, here we go. That's what it would have. So this is the recreated Stoa that's at the Agora right now in Athens. And so, you know, Aristotle would have hung out here.

Socrates would have hung out here. Plato would have hung out here. All their students would have hung out here at the Stoa. And as the saying goes, is that all of the study of philosophy in later history is just footnotes or derivative of Plato's writings, that he covered everything. Every question that's ever been asked was asked by the ancient Greeks. And I just think about...

Socrates would have hung out here. Plato would have hung out here. All their students would have hung out here at the Stoa. And as the saying goes, is that all of the study of philosophy in later history is just footnotes or derivative of Plato's writings, that he covered everything. Every question that's ever been asked was asked by the ancient Greeks. And I just think about...

Socrates would have hung out here. Plato would have hung out here. All their students would have hung out here at the Stoa. And as the saying goes, is that all of the study of philosophy in later history is just footnotes or derivative of Plato's writings, that he covered everything. Every question that's ever been asked was asked by the ancient Greeks. And I just think about...

that fight for independence and freedom and for a civilization that's able to rule over itself to then turn around and create a marketplace that's just for the people to meet and it's central it's the the central part of its public architecture is not a pyramid it's not a coliseum it's a it's an open colonnade for people to gather and talk to each other that is the society

that fight for independence and freedom and for a civilization that's able to rule over itself to then turn around and create a marketplace that's just for the people to meet and it's central it's the the central part of its public architecture is not a pyramid it's not a coliseum it's a it's an open colonnade for people to gather and talk to each other that is the society