Dio tells us that they “gave the name Laconian to the gymnasium because the Lacedaemonians had a greater reputation at that time than any one else for stripping and exercising after anointing themselves with oil”. Agrippa also dedicated his Pantheon, the original structure where the current Trajanic reconstruction sits, in the same year.
Dio claims that the gymnasium was named "Laconian" because the Lacedaemonians were renowned for their practice of stripping and exercising after anointing themselves with oil. Agrippa dedicated his Pantheon, the original structure where the current Trajanic reconstruction is located, in the same year.