Palaestra of the Petronii

About

In 225 CE, Petronius Felix and his sons paid for a colonnaded exercise yard wedged between the two bathhouses of Thuburbo Maius. Wrestlers, boxers, and pankration fighters trained under its Corinthian portico before crossing into the Summer Baths next door. An inscription on site still credits the Petronii family by name. In 117 CE this courtyard was more than a century away from being built.

In ancient writing

• ILAfr 271, dedicatory inscription c. 225 CE

  Records P. Petronius Felix, ex-tribune and primipilaris, and his sons building the palaestra at their own expense, with distributions made to the town's decurions and officials at its dedication.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuburbo_Majus

Nearby

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Forum of Thuburbo Maius

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Capitol of Thuburbo Maius

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Market of Thuburbo Maius

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Temple of Mercury

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Winter Baths

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