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The palace residents are obsessed with fitness.  Men are educated with
the values of heros, and exercised to perform in this large gymnasium. 
Archaic exercise equipment and large platforms cover the room.  A small
transitional room lets tired athletes venture to the large natatio pool to
the north.  A large bronze statue commentating the pursuit of fitness has
been placed in the center of the room.  The artist has frozen the action of
the statue, with profile limbs and a nearly frontal chest twisting in
motion, suggesting tension of a coiled spring.  This idealized individual is
the model that palace residents are seeking to obtain.  With a balance of
physical and emotion health, the Diocletians are able to maintain themselves
in a harsh environment.