The gymnasia were the ancient Greek equivalent of a sports centre, and several were located just outside Athens' city walls. The ancient Greeks regarded a healthy body almost as highly as a good ...

The text refers to a gymnasiarch (a leading official) and someone who financed the renovation of the changing room's roof, dedicating it to Hermes and Heracles, the deities of Greek gymnasia.

the deities of Greek gymnasia. Even though ancient Agrigento was settled for more than 1,000 years, very few inscriptions that could provide insights into the city's social life have been preserved.

During Socrates' youth Athens was a city at the height of its power and the intellectual center of the Greek world ... played sports in the gymnasia, and discoursed with people in the market ...