HIST 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Palaestra, Megacles, Olive Oil
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Summary of the lecture: athletics were not simply a set of activities performed at a number of designated competitions, but an. 2. integral part of the lives of many greek boys and men. The gymnasion and palaistra were locations not only for physical exercise, but for a number of other leisure activities as well (especially those related to education) By the 5th c. bc most poleis had one or more gymnasia and palaistrai. Was a place for wrestling ( pale ) could be attached to a gymnasion. Roman writer, who sees the palaistra as distinctly greek. Square or oblong courtyard with a perimetre of 2 stadia (400m) Colonnades around the perimetre (3 sides single, 1 side double) Elaiothesion = room for storing olive oil. Delos, (155 bc) [ arete #180]: list of valuable objects found in the gymnasion. Athenaeus (3rd c. ad) [ arete #181]: gods of the gymnasium. Gymnasiarchos = the leader of the gymnasion.
