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Meaning of "palaestra"

palaestra: An ancient Greek wrestling school or gymnasium. In the context of English language, 'palaestra' is used to refer to these historic training facilities or can be used metaphorically to describe a place for physical or mental exercise and development
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  • 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.

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Painters begin work on decorating the palaestra.
An amphitheatre and palaestra were built outside the wall.
Wrestling matches also took place at the palaestra.
The room in the northeast corner of the palaestra is identified as a bathroom.
The palaestra is oriented precisely to the cardinal points and is very symmetrical in plan.
Archaeologists have thus far identified a palaestra and baths.
The palaestra essentially consisted of a rectangular court surrounded by colonnades with adjoining rooms.
Man and boy about to make love at the palaestra.
Along all four sides of the palaestra are rooms that opened onto the porticoes.
The remains of the columned roadway are visible to the north of the palaestra.
A corridor in the north side of the palaestra leads to the baths.
The palaestra at Delphi is part of a gymnasium at the sanctuary.
The team host their home games at PalaEstra indoor arena.
The Palaestra the baths and the Theatre.
The space round the tomb was on this occasion a palaestra for savage gladiators.

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The Palaestra ago.
The amphitheater of the city was enlarged and Roman baths and a palaestra were built.
It was towed from the Palaestra hotel earlier after an incident.
Palaestra hotel 's a couple of blocks over.
There was a gymnasium and a palaestra in every Greek city.
The Palaestra hotel parking garage, one hour.
In Roman times a baths and a palaestra were added near the site.
Myths concerning both provided an etiology for the Greek word for wrestling school, palaestra.
Have you gotten Palaestra to recommend that you see him?
Staying at the Palaestra.
The palaestra is small, measuring thirty-two metres square.
An amphitheatre and two theatres have been found, along with a palaestra or gymnasium.
The domed Byzantine basilica on the palaestra terrace dates back to the 5th century AD.
Palaestra hotel 's a couple of blocks over . - Yeah.
Daemones begins to realize the truth - that Palaestra is his daughter.
Aratus also attended the Argos ' palaestra regularly, developing an athletic body, noted in statues.
The area between Kungshuset, the University building and Palaestra is called Universitetsplatsen.
The palaestra ( or ; also ( chiefly British ) palestra ; ) was the ancient Greek wrestling school.

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