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title: The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4384.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4384.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Gymnasium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gymnasium/) of [Salamis](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Salamis/) in [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/), with its columned palaestra, was built over the ruins of an earlier [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) gymnasium in the 2nd century CE during [Trajan](https://www.worldhistory.org/trajan/) and [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/)'s reign after Salamis had been greatly damaged in 116 CE during the Jewish revolt.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, January 10). The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Gymnasium of Salamis, Cyprus." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4384/the-gymnasium-of-salamis-cyprus/>.
### MLA
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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