The Palaestra and Gymnasium at Olympia: Where the Athletes Trained
The Palaestra and Gymnasium at Ancient Olympia were the training grounds where the athletes of the Olympic Games prepared for their contests. The Palaestra was a fine colonnaded building for the combat sports of wrestling, boxing and the pankration, its sanded courtyard ringed by rooms where athletes oiled, dusted and washed. The larger Gymnasium beside … Read more