The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus

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The Gymnasium of Salamis in Cyprus, with its columned palaestra, was built over the ruins of an earlier Hellenistic gymnasium in the 2nd century CE during Trajan and Hadrian's reign after Salamis had been greatly damaged in 116 CE during the Jewish revolt.

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Raddato, C. (2016, January 10). The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/

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Raddato, Carole. "The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus." World History Encyclopedia, January 10, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/.

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Raddato, Carole. "The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus." World History Encyclopedia, 10 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/.

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