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Samnite Palaestra

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Athanasia Varveri

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jul 03, 2024 05:13 PM — History

tags: Doric

The so-called "Samnite Palaestra" (VIII, 7, 29) lies behind the temple of Isis. A dedication in the Oscan language dates to the second half of the second century BC.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/939537684

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.7490451399, 14.487942161

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Samnite Gymnasium (200 BC - AD 99) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Samnite Palaestra makes connections with:

Samnite Palaestra connection Pompeii (unspecified date range)
Samnite Palaestra part of (analytical) Regio VIII, Pompeii (modern)

Samnite Palaestra receives connections from:

None

Place type:
palaistra

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Related:

Wikidata Q3891745: Samnite Palaestra

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The complex has a rectangular plan with porticoes on three sides.

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Suggested citation:
Athanasia Varveri, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Samnite Palaestra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/939537684> [accessed: 21 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/939537684 |title=Places: 939537684 (Samnite Palaestra) |author=Varveri, A. |accessdate=December 21, 2024 1:34 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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