There’s a scene in I, Claudius where a Greek doctor chastises Claudius for not getting enough exercise. Is that anachronistic? Did people in Ancient Greece/Rome know exercise had positive health benefits? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

There’s a scene in I, Claudius where a Greek doctor chastises Claudius for not getting enough exercise. Is that anachronistic? Did people in Ancient Greece/Rome know exercise had positive health benefits?

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