Gymnastics developed in ancient Greece, in Sparta and Athens, and was used as method to prepare men for warfare. In Sparta, among the activities introduced into the training program was the Agoge or exhibition gymnastics made up of gymnastic elements in the form of the Pyrrhic, a dance in a military style, performed for state dignitaries in the final year of a student's training. The maneuvers were performed naked except for the tools of war.

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