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So-called Roman Gymnasium at Syracuse

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Valeria Vitale

Contributors: Jonathan Prag, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jan 28, 2016 12:15 PM — History

A monumental complex in the ancient city of Syracuse, probably built around the first century AD. It was initially identified as a gymnasium or a thermal bath; it includes the ruins of a theatre, a quadriporticus, and a temple.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/649857187

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.0673281, 15.2804126

Locations:

OSM location of the so-called Roman Gymnasium at Syracuse (30 BC - AD 300)

Names:

Ginnasio romano (modern)
Roman Gymnasium (modern)

Makes a connection with:

Syracusae/Syrakousai (Attested dates needed)

Has a connection with:

None

Place type:
architectural complex, theatre, theater

References:

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The complex is located in the contrada called "Bufardeci".

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Suggested citation:
Valeria Vitale, Jonathan Prag, and Jeffrey Becker, 'So-called Roman Gymnasium at Syracuse: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2016 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/649857187> [accessed: 20 July 2017]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/649857187 |title=Places: 649857187 (So-called Roman Gymnasium at Syracuse) |author=Vitale, V. |accessdate=July 20, 2017 2:34 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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So-called Roman Gymnasium at Syracuse