Talk:Palaestra

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boxing or pankration?

In the lede it says "boxing or wrestling"....by "boxing" is the Pankration not what is actually meant; i.e. boxing as linked was not an ancient sport; pankration was of course both wrestling and boxing at the same time; my impression of hte palestra was it was used for the pankration, which is usually rendered as "wrestling"....but included punching and, well, kicking and scratching, too....(and biting? or was it against the rules? ... not much was...).Skookum1 (talk) 23:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Same term used for Roman baths, in Latin?

"During the Roman Imperial period the palaestra was often combined with, or joined to, a full bathing complex."

A clear distinction from the rest of the article is needed! The lead only defines the palaestra as a type of GREEK wrestling school, period. This sentence is unsourced (!) and the term might not have been used in Latin. Or has it? See same discussion at Talk:Thermae#"Palaestra" for the court used for exercise.

If "palaestra" was indeed also used in Latin for the exercise court of Roman baths, then this must be also added to the lead!

"When the Arabs and the Turks adopted the tradition of Roman baths as the hammam, they did not continue the tradition of the attached palaestra."

Also unsourced. Would be nice to have a comment (why?), not just the statement. Arminden (talk) 22:12, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pompeii palaestra

A palaestra also existed in Pompeii, but it was more like an outdoor gym/exercise ground. A quick Google search for ‘Pompeii palaestra’ will return lots of relevant results. This info should be added to this article. Fork99 (talk) 15:24, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]