Palaestra

We laid out a third trench 3 m east of the second trench in order to further investigate the large central room of the northern series as well as to uncover its southern wall and part of the large central courtyard (tentatively identified as the palaestra of the complex). ❋ Unknown (2003)

He wants whatever Atticus may think proper for his "palaestra" and "gymnasium." ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

Gleaming with oil, demurely home from the palaestra or the dance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pro dimidia enim marca ludum experiar, ultra hoc petens, ut si vivus de palaestra evasero, victum a quocumque vestrum recipiam dum vixero: quia, sicut dicitur, “Majorem caritatem nemo habet, quam ut animam suam ponat suis pro amicis.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was not only the Olympic Games, but whenever somebody would be in the gymnasium or the palaestra they used to apply olive oil on their body surfaces. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What shall we do, friend, with all these people; for, advancing step by step, we have imperceptibly got between the combatants, and, unless we can protect our retreat, we shall pay the penalty of our rashness — like the players in the palaestra who are caught upon the line, and are dragged different ways by the two parties. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We left the synagogue by its side door, where worshipers leaving in ancient times would have had a fine view of naked athletes exercising in the palaestra. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2006)

Afterwards I challenged him to the palaestra; and he wrestled and closed with me several times when there was no one present; I fancied that I might succeed in this manner. ❋ Unknown (2006)

To the left of the Hellenic gate is the palaestra, an open area where young athletes would have exercised, and behind this is the Roman bath, divided as usual into frigidarium, caldarium, and tepidarium, depending on the temperature of the water. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2006)

Here the place of meeting, which is also a palaestra, is quite forgotten, and the boys play a subordinate part. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the Lysis and Charmides the youths are the central figures, and frequent allusions are made to the place of meeting, which is a palaestra. ❋ Unknown (2006)

    The palaestra lost, the forum, the gymnasium, the course? ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was two stories and built in a U shape, enclosing a palaestra or exercise yard, where athletes and other citizens would have exercised naked before hitting the showers— well, the caldarium— in the building itself. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2006)

Yes, and the most ridiculous thing of all will be the sight of women naked in the palaestra, exercising with the men, especially when they are no longer young; they certainly will not be a vision of beauty, any more than the enthusiastic old men who, in spite of wrinkles and ugliness, continue to frequent the gymnasia. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I know that a great joke will be made of their riding on horseback and carrying weapons; the sight of the naked old wrinkled women showing their agility in the palaestra will certainly not be a vision of beauty, and may be expected to become ❋ Unknown (2006)

Whether the habits of the palaestra are suitable to them is more doubtful, for the ordinary gymnastic is a sleepy sort of thing, and if left off suddenly is apt to endanger health. ❋ Unknown (2006)