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The Palestra


The palestra is basically the facilities for the athletes. Similar to your local sports club. It held bathing rooms, powder rooms, oiling rooms, a common room for the athletes to socialise and practice/training rooms for each event.

They served to offer the athletes vital practice time during bad weather and occasionally were used for competition.


Photo credit: Greece - Land of Light. Written by Nicholas Gage Photos: Barry Brukoff.






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