Palaistra

Quick meaning: Palaistra is a noun meaning Alternative form of palaestra.

Meaning

Alternative form of palaestra.

Example Sentences

Where did he train the teams of his fellow-tribesmen? Probably he hired trainers in the private palaistrai.

Particular Sophists attached themselves to particular gymnasia and palaistrai which they came to regard as their schools.

Alterations to the palaistras in the later second and particularly in the third century made them more multifunctional, but also less suited for sports.

Palaistras and gymnasia were an important aspect of city life, a popular place for men to gather and observe beautiful youths training their bodies and exercising their minds.

Word Forms

• palaistrai
• palaistras

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