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  2. Palaestra - Wikipedia

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    The palaestra at Olympia, Greece. A palaestra (/ p ə ˈ l iː s t r ə / or /-ˈ l aɪ-/; [1] also (chiefly British) palestra; Ancient Greek: παλαίστρα) [2] was any site of an ancient Greek wrestling school. Events requiring little space, such as boxing and wrestling, took place there.

  3. Palaestra at Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The palaestra at Olympia (Greek παλαίστρ-α, -αι, "wrestling ground or grounds," Latin palaestr-a, -ae, with Greek ἐν Όλυμπία, Latin in Olympia) is the ground or grounds in ancient Olympia where πάλη, Doric πάλα, "wrestling," was taught and performed for training purposes; i.e., "wrestling-school." Two other martial ...

  4. Greek wrestling - Wikipedia

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    Greek wrestling (Ancient Greek: πάλη, romanized: pálē), also known as Ancient Greek wrestling and Pále (πάλη), was the most popular organized sport in Ancient Greece. A point was scored when one player touched the ground with his back, hip or shoulder, or conceding defeat due to a submission-hold or was forced out of the wrestling-area.

  5. Palaistra - Wikipedia

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    palaestra, an ancient Greek wrestling school; Palaistra, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece This page was last edited on 29 ...

  6. Gymnasium (ancient Greece) - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek gymnasium soon became a place for more than exercise and training. This development arose through recognition by the Greeks of the strong relation between athletics, education and health. Accordingly, the gymnasium became connected with education on the one hand and medicine on the other. Physical training and maintenance of ...

  7. History of wrestling - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek/Roman wrestling statue The Wrestlers. Greek wrestling was a popular form of martial art in which points were awarded for touching a competitor's back to the ground, forcing a competitor out of bounds (arena). [16] Three falls determined the winner. It was at least featured as a sport since the eighteenth Olympiad in 704 BC.

  8. Ancient Greek equivalent of ‘graduate school yearbook ...

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    Historians have discovered that an ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab in a museum collection is a rare, previously unknown “graduate school yearbook” type list of names.

  9. Pankration - Wikipedia

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    ɒ n,-ʃ ən /; [citation needed] Ancient Greek: παγκράτιον [paŋkráti.on]) was an unarmed combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint locks , and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial arts ...