Alexandria Troas (Antiquity), Gymnasium |
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A gymnasium developed in the context of bath buildings in Alexandria Troas. It belongs to the category of baths-gymnasia incorporated in the same establishement, which is characteristic of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. It was founded in the first half of the 2nd century AD. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), East Gymnasium and Baths |
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One of the four most imposing bath complexes in Ephesus is located at the eastern edge of the city, close to the gate that led to the Artemisium. It was probably founded in the mid-2nd cent. AD. The palaestra of the complex was reconstructed in the early 3rd cent. AD. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Gymnasium of the Theatre |
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The bath-gymnasium complex of the Theater in Ephesus is one of the city’s five bath facilities. It is situated at the eastern end of the Arcadiane street and dates from the first half of the 2nd century AD. |
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Ephesus (Antiquity), Vedius Gymnasium |
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In Ephesus, the capital of the province of Asia, archaeological excavations brought to light five bath-gymnasium complexes, one of which is the so-called Vedius Gymnasium. The baths were symmetrically planned, while the palaestra is unified on the same axis, with an east-west orientation. It dates from the mid 2nd century AD. |
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The gymnasium was one of the most important centres of public life in Greek cities. The institution of the gymnasium, directly connected with the development of the Greek city, aimed to create virtuous citizens and gallant warriors. As educational institutions of public character, the gymnasia were intended for the physical and theoretical education of the young and consisted of separate spaces for special purposes. The architecture of the gymnasium was developed in Classical and, mainly, in... |
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Pergamon (Antiquity), Upper Gymnasium |
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The upper terrace of the Gymnasium complex at the Acropolis of Pergamon is found in bibliography as Upper Gymnasium or Gymnasium of the Young. It is a complex of buildings including a palaestra, an Ionic tetrastyle prostyle temple and two facilities of thermae. It was founded in the years of Eumenes II. Extensive interventions and modifications were made in the Late Hellenistic and Roman years. The place was constantly used until the Byzantine period. |
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Priene (antiquity), Lower Gymnasium |
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Sardis (antiquity), Gymnasium |
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Τhe Gymnasium of Termessus, the so-called “Lower Gymnasium”, by contrast to the Gymnasium at the Agora of the city, belongs to the type of baths-gymnasiums found at the east provinces of the Roman Empire. The exact date of its foundation remains unknown. However, a number of 2nd and early 3rd c. AD inscriptions have survived. |
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