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appreciation of the male body, and to be a
tribute to the gods.
Gymnasia and
palaestrae (wrestling schools) were
under the
protection and
patronage of Heracles...
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requiring little space, such as
boxing and wrestling, took
place there.
Palaestrae functioned both
independently and as a part of
public gymnasia; a palaestra...
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front of temples, near to tombs,
outside houses, in the gymnasia,
palaestrae, libraries, porticoes, and
public places, at the
corners of streets, on...
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California Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-520-02194-5. Morison, William. "
Palaestrae".
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Craig P. (2009). "Chapter 2: The Graeco-Roman
Palaestrae". The
Design and Uses of Bath-House
Palaestrae in
Roman North Africa (PDF) (PhD). University...
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Together with
Hermes he was the
patron and
protector of
gymnasia and
palaestrae. His
iconographic attributes are the lion skin and the club.
These qualities...
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athletic contests of
various kinds and were
normally held in
gymnasia and
palaestrae. The
Athenian Hermaea were an
occasion for
relatively unrestrained and...
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social statement.
Traditional monumental civic amenities like gymnasia,
palaestrae, and
thermae were also
falling into disuse, and
became favoured sites...
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there was a
rotunda each (possibly frigidaria)
followed by
rectangular palaestrae, open
courts used for
wrestling and
athletic exercises.
After proceeding...
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athletic contests of
various kinds and were
normally held in
gymnasia and
palaestrae. The
Athenian Hermaea were an
occasion for
relatively unrestrained and...
