palaestris
Dictionary entries
- Entry →palaestra, palaestrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
palaestra, wrestling school; gymnasium;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...septima finis erit, sufficit in nonam nitidis octaua palaestris, imperat extructos frangere nona toros: hora libellorum decuma..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...Iovis' undique 'proles' ingeminant 'o magnanimis memoranda palaestris Taygeta et primi felix labor ille magistri!' dumque ea dicta..."
Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Panopeus rigidique natator Oebalus Eurotae; turque, o spectate palaestris omnibus et nuper Nemeaeo in puluere felix, Alcidama, primis..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...dabit illa nepotes, qualis maternis Helene iam digna palaestris inter Amyclaeos reptabat candida fratres; vel qualis caeli facies..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...superbovicerat aequales multumque reliquerat annos.sive catenatis curvatus membra palaestris 110staret, Amyclaea conceptum matre putares;Oebaliden illo praeceps mutaret..."- P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sidera norunt. pars in gramineis exercent membra palaestris, contendunt ludo et fulva luctantur harena; pars pedibus plaudunt choreas..."