ocr: and Pompeii shows the two traditions side by side in sharp contrast: on one side the amphitheater, an arena of bloody spectacles; on the other the palaestra, where youth learned the lessons of the athletic field. The three public baths of Pompeii are particularly noteworthy because they show the development of this Roman institution from the very beginning. The oldest of the three, the so-called Stabian Baths, dates back tot the third century B.C. and is the earliest example of public bath architecture yet found in Italy. It includes a small palaestra and rooms for exercise and recreation; the ...
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