Large Palaestra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Feb 04, 2026 05:27 PM
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extant remains
The so-called "Large Palaestra" is an open square (ca. 140 x 140 m) surrounded by porticoes built in the early first century A.D.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/524253439
40.7509988, 14.4930064
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of so-called "Palaestra" (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Palestra (English, modern)
- Large Palaestra located at Pompeii (30 BC - AD 300)
- Large Palaestra part of (analytical) Regio II, Pompeii (modern)
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palaestra, agora, forum, plaza (deprecated)
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Pleiades
The "Palaestra" or Quadriporticus is a large architectural complex adjacent to the amphitheater of Pompeii.
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Large Palaestra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/524253439> [accessed: 15 February 2026]
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