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The Gymnasium lied under the Hellenistic Acropolis of
Sikyon and west of the Agora. It was consisted from two rectangular
terraces.
The lower terrace was build during the first years of the founding of the
New Polis from the father of Aratos,
Kleinias. The upper level was constructed later and had
dimensions seventy by thirty two and a half meters. During the third
century AD, the upper level was rebuild.
A massive wall retained the whole structure of the Gymnasium from the
higher ground of Hellenistic Acropolis. A similar wall retained the ground
of the upper terrace and on it they were build two
fountains similar in external appearance, having two Doric
columns in their facade. In both edges of this wall, as well as in
the middle were staircases.
The entrance of Gymnasium was in the northwest side of the lower level,
which was the main part of the Gymnasium. On this level they were
different size rooms and one of them has being identified as the
ephebeion. Between the many excavated finds are
painted roof-tiles from the pediments, with floral decoration.
The whole structure was surrounded with Ionic columns. On the upper and
lower terraces were arcades leading to the various rooms. |
