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palaestra::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | palestra |
| Type of | athletic field, field, playing area, playing field |
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An amphitheatre and two theatres have been found, along with a palaestra or gymnasium.
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Archaeologists have thus far identified a palaestra and baths.
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The palaestra essentially consisted of a rectangular court surrounded by colonnades with adjoining rooms.
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The portico on the northern side of the palaestra was of double depth to protect against the weather.
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The architecture of the palaestra, although allowing for some variation, followed a distinct, standard plan.
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Normally, one would continue on to the frigidarium after using the hot-water baths or after exercising in the palaestra.
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As Vitruvius describes, the palaestra was square or rectangular in shape with colonnades along all four sides creating porticoes.
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The largest gymnasium, or panegyrikon, which has been excavated, was enlarged during the early Roman Empire by the addition of a bathing establishment and palaestra.
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The baths often included, aside from the three main rooms listed above, a palaestra, or outdoor gymnasium where men would engage in various ball games and exercises.
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- Palestra: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
- The palaestra (/pu0259u02C8liu02D0stru0259/ or /-u02C8lau026A-/; also (chiefly British) palestra; Greek: u03C0u03B1u03BBu03B1u03AFu03C3u03C4u03C1u03B1) was the ancient Greek wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there...
- A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium; An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield
- Palaestra derives from the Greek palaio (meaning to wrestle) and describes a wrestling school.
- Open area surrounded by porticoes, used for exercise, and often forming part of a Roman bath complex
