Palaestra
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For the mythological characters, see Palaestra (mythology). For the sports arena in Philadelphia, see Palestra. For the Japanese mixed martial arts and grappling team, see Paraestra.
A palaestra (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/;[1] also (chiefly British) palestra; Greek: παλαίστρα)[2] was any site of an ancient Greek wrestling school. Events requiring little space, such as boxing and wrestling, took place there. Palaestrae functioned both independently and as a part of public gymnasia; a palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium existed without a palaestra.
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