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	*[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?object=Building&name=Olympia%2C%20PalaestraPerseus Digital Library, Olympia]		*[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?object=Building&name=Olympia%2C%20PalaestraPerseus Digital Library, Olympia]
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			[[File:Vase in the shape of a kneeling boy.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Kneeling Boy. Archaic Greek ceramic <i>aryballos</i>, a vessel for perfume or oil, in the shape of a kneeling <i>diadumenos</i>, a victorious athlete binding a fillet around his head, ca. 540–530 B.C. Athens, Ancient Agora Museum, P 1231.]]

	{{History}}		{{History}}
	The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thefullwiki.org/Gymnasium_%28ancient_Greece%29 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) (the full wiki)]</ref>		The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thefullwiki.org/Gymnasium_%28ancient_Greece%29 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) (the full wiki)]</ref>

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref> <ref>http://www.thefullwiki.org/Gymnasium_%28ancient_Greece%29 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) (the full wiki)]</ref>		The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thefullwiki.org/Gymnasium_%28ancient_Greece%29 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) (the full wiki)]</ref>

	==Palaestra at Delphi==		==Palaestra at Delphi==

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref>		The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref> <ref>http://www.thefullwiki.org/Gymnasium_%28ancient_Greece%29 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) (the full wiki)]</ref>

	==Palaestra at Delphi==		==Palaestra at Delphi==

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	For the most part, the uses of these rooms cannot be determined. Inscriptions have been found indicating that among these rooms were an ''apodyterion'' (undressing room) and two ''sphairisteria'' (ball play courts or rooms). The other rooms would certainly have included an ''elaiothesion'' (oil store) and ''konisterion'' (dusting room), as dust and oil were essential parts of the athletic regime.		For the most part, the uses of these rooms cannot be determined. Inscriptions have been found indicating that among these rooms were an ''apodyterion'' (undressing room) and two ''sphairisteria'' (ball play courts or rooms). The other rooms would certainly have included an ''elaiothesion'' (oil store) and ''konisterion'' (dusting room), as dust and oil were essential parts of the athletic regime.

	The palaestra itself did not include any bathing rooms because a bathing facility was built directly to the north along the same terrace. A corridor in the north side of the palaestra leads to the baths. The bathhouse or loutron had eleven animal head spouts, through which water flowed from a nearby spring into ten basins and a large plunge bath 9.70 metres in diameter and 1.904 metres deep.		The palaestra itself did not include any bathing rooms because a bathing facility was built directly to the north along the same terrace. A corridor in the north side of the palaestra leads to the baths. The bathhouse or loutron had eleven animal head spouts, through which water flowed from a nearby spring into ten basins and a large plunge bath 9.70 metres in diameter and 1.904 metres deep. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra_at_Delphi Palaestra at Delphi from Wikipedia]</ref>

	==Palaestra at Olympia==		==Palaestra at Olympia==

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	An unusual feature of the palaestra is the 24.20 by 5.44 meter strip of concrete pavement on the north side of courtyard, which is formed with alternate bands of ribbed and smooth tiles arranged to create continuous ridges stretching the length of the pavement. This was probably a sort of bowling alley, as suggested by a similar pavement found at Pompeii with heavy stone balls on it.		An unusual feature of the palaestra is the 24.20 by 5.44 meter strip of concrete pavement on the north side of courtyard, which is formed with alternate bands of ribbed and smooth tiles arranged to create continuous ridges stretching the length of the pavement. This was probably a sort of bowling alley, as suggested by a similar pavement found at Pompeii with heavy stone balls on it.

	It is not possible to say for what most of the other rooms lining the porticoes were used. Since Olympia had no resident population, the palaestra and gymnasium would not have included spaces for lectures or intellectual discourse and would have been used primarily by competitors in the sanctuary games. The stone benches found in six of rooms would certainly have been used by athletes and spectators rather than by intellectuals. The unidentified rooms of the palaestra would have included rooms such as the ''elaiothesion'' or oil store, the ''konisterion'' or dusting-room, rooms for storing athletic apparatus, and a few ''sphairisteria'', which were rooms or open courts for ball play.		It is not possible to say for what most of the other rooms lining the porticoes were used. Since Olympia had no resident population, the palaestra and gymnasium would not have included spaces for lectures or intellectual discourse and would have been used primarily by competitors in the sanctuary games. The stone benches found in six of rooms would certainly have been used by athletes and spectators rather than by intellectuals. The unidentified rooms of the palaestra would have included rooms such as the ''elaiothesion'' or oil store, the ''konisterion'' or dusting-room, rooms for storing athletic apparatus, and a few ''sphairisteria'', which were rooms or open courts for ball play.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra_at_Olympia Palaestra at Olympia from Wikipedia]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref>		The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref>

	==Palaestra at Delphi==		==Palaestra at Delphi==

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref>		The '''palaestra''' (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/palaestra</ref> also (chiefly British) '''palestra'''; παλαίστρα) was the [[Ancient Greece\|ancient Greek]] wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practised there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public [[Gymnasium (ancient Greece)\|gymnasia]]; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. Gymnasia comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestra Palaestra (Wikipedia)]</ref>

	==Palaestra at Delphi==		==Palaestra at Delphi==

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	The '''palaestra at Delphi''' is part of a gymnasium at the sanctuary. It is the oldest existing gymnasium from the Greek world, dating to the second half of the fourth century B.C. It was built on two terraces, with the palaestra and baths on the lower terrace. The frequent earthquakes and landslides at [[Delphi]] have damaged the palaestra the most seriously of all of the gymnasium areas.		The '''palaestra at Delphi''' is part of a gymnasium at the sanctuary. It is the oldest existing gymnasium from the Greek world, dating to the second half of the fourth century B.C. It was built on two terraces, with the palaestra and baths on the lower terrace. The frequent earthquakes and landslides at [[Delphi]] have damaged the palaestra the most seriously of all of the gymnasium areas.

	The palaestra is small, measuring thirty-two metres square. The central court is 14 metres square with an [[ionic order\|Ionic]] [[peristyle]] in blue ~~imestone~~. The eastern wall of the palaestra is formed by the retaining wall for the terrace above. Several rooms open onto the north and west sides of the court. There are three rooms of identical dimensions (8 X 5.80 meters) along the north side of the palaestra. The middle of the three rooms was faced with two columns ''in antis'' and divided by a wall pierced with a door. Along the west side of the building there are also three rooms. The large room in the northwest corner measures 11 by 6.80 metres. Moving south, the two other rooms measure 7 by 10.70 and 11.50 by 10.70 meters, respectively.		The palaestra is small, measuring thirty-two metres square. The central court is 14 metres square with an [[ionic order\|Ionic]] peristyle in blue limestone. The eastern wall of the palaestra is formed by the retaining wall for the terrace above. Several rooms open onto the north and west sides of the court. There are three rooms of identical dimensions (8 X 5.80 meters) along the north side of the palaestra. The middle of the three rooms was faced with two columns ''in antis'' and divided by a wall pierced with a door. Along the west side of the building there are also three rooms. The large room in the northwest corner measures 11 by 6.80 metres. Moving south, the two other rooms measure 7 by 10.70 and 11.50 by 10.70 meters, respectively.

	For the most part, the uses of these rooms cannot be determined. Inscriptions have been found indicating that among these rooms were an ''apodyterion'' (undressing room) and two ''sphairisteria'' (ball play courts or rooms). The other rooms would certainly have included an ''elaiothesion'' (oil store) and ''konisterion'' (dusting room), as dust and oil were essential parts of the athletic regime.		For the most part, the uses of these rooms cannot be determined. Inscriptions have been found indicating that among these rooms were an ''apodyterion'' (undressing room) and two ''sphairisteria'' (ball play courts or rooms). The other rooms would certainly have included an ''elaiothesion'' (oil store) and ''konisterion'' (dusting room), as dust and oil were essential parts of the athletic regime.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[~~Ancient~~ Greece]]		*[[Pederasty in ancient Greece]]
	*[[Symposium]]		*[[Symposium]]

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?object=Building&name=Olympia%2C%20PalaestraPerseus Digital Library, Olympia]		*[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?object=Building&name=Olympia%2C%20PalaestraPerseus Digital Library, Olympia]
	*[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/palaestra palaestra - definition of palaestra by The Free Dictionary]		*[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/palaestra palaestra - definition of palaestra by The Free Dictionary]
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