Dion Polygonal Building, Greece

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Carole Raddato
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The Polygonal Building in Dion (Greece), located at the intersection of the main cardo and the decumanus (east-west road), is thought to have been a palaestra due to a mosaic depicting wrestlers that was found in one of the rooms.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, May 22). Dion Polygonal Building, Greece. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14074/dion-polygonal-building-greece/

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