Archeologists discover ancient gymnasium near Egypt's Cairo

[Judi Lynn]

Associated Press
 Updated 10:49 am, Monday, November 6, 2017

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's antiquities ministry says archaeologists have discovered remnants of an ancient gymnasium dating back about 2,300 years, from the Hellenistic period.

The discovery was made by a German-Egyptian mission at the site of Watfa in Fayoum province, about 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, southwest of the capital, Cairo.

Watfa is the site of the ancient village of Philoteris, founded by King Ptolemy II in the 3rd century BC.
 
Ayman Ashmawi of the ministry says the gymnasium consists of a large meeting hall, once adorned with statues, a dining hall, a courtyard and a nearly 200-meter-long racetrack.

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[Sanity Claws]

1. No stair steppers or treadmills? No free weights?

How dare they call it a gymnasium!

[gvstn]

3. Free weights?

Back in the day you had to help build the place to get your membership. Plenty of stones to carry around.

[underpants]

2. It was only crowded the first two weeks after new year

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[doc03]

4. Well at least they didn't have every TV set to Faux Noise nt