The lower terrace, the palaestra, was a square lined with colonnades and had rooms on two sides. Here, the athletes could change and warm up. It was located in the rectangular area in the bottom right corner of the photo below. To the west is a square with three steps leading to a pool, in which the athletes could swim. Water spouts and baths were located against a far wall. Roman warm baths were added a short distance away later in the second century. Palaestra (lower right) Swimming Pool