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/pəˈliːstɹə/ · noun
(historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium..
Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.
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Palaestra means (historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium..
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Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.
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