Palestra (Noun)
Meaning
A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Young athletes from all over Greece flocked to the palestra in Olympia to train for the upcoming games.
- The philosopher visited the local palestra daily to engage in spirited debates with fellow thinkers and enjoy the baths.
- Raucous shouts of encouragement filled the palestra as wrestlers competed in a thrilling exhibition match.
- From the walls of the ancient palestra hung an assortment of sweaty trophies, some faded from the elements, but most as sturdy as their honored heroes.
- Most often though he lectured not the intellectual young at Academy's hearthside, but inside Alexandria's humble yet earnest gym palestra nearby