palaestrae
- plural of palaestra.
Example Sentences
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Every rib in the round body was discernible; yet the leanness was the healthful reduction so strained after in the palaestrae.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
Next, although the building of palaestrae is not usual in Italy, I think it best to set forth the traditional way, and to show how they are constructed among the Greeks.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
In the palaestrae of Rome I am not unknown.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
In the palaestrae and circuses of the city I toiled, and in the camps no less; and in all of them I have a name, but not that of my fathers.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
In the palaestrae he was unmatched; he played with the blue-eyed giants from the Rhine and the hornless bulls of Sarmatia as they were willow wisps.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
