Title

The Palaestra of Petronii, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Palaestra of Petronii, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia. A palaestra was an ancient Greek wrestling school. The events that did not require a lot of space, such as boxing and wrestling, were practiced there. The palaestra functioned both independently and as a part of public gymnasia. A palaestra could exist without a gymnasium, but no gymnasium could exist without a palaestra. Thuburbo Majus (or Thuburbo Maius) is a large Roman site in northern Tunisia located approximately 60km southwest of Carthage. Construction of Thuburbo Majus began in 27BC.

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D73_259

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa building buildings architecture education country continent school color colour African ruins archaeology ruin Greece column pillar pillars location century photograph Tunisia Tunisian ruined archeology Ancient Greece Ancient Rome 2nd century ancient site TGN photograph Palaestra Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Palaestra of the Petronii Magal Samuel photograph