Also known as
Stoa Basileios, it was a small colonaded
building in the northwest corner of the
Agora in ancient
Athens. A statue of Themis (
Justice) stood in front of the building. The
laws of the
city were stored there. It was the headquarters of the King Archon who was in charge of
religious affairs in the city.
Socrates hung around the Royal Stoa a lot and bothered everyone, including Euthyphro, in the dialogue recreated by Plato. This is also the building were Socrates came to be charged with impiety and corrupting the youth.