Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Gymnasiarchus

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

GYMNASIAR'CHUS (γυμνασίαρχος). A Greek magistrate who had the superintendence of the public gymnasia, and a jurisdiction over all who frequented them. He wore a purple cloak and white shoes (Plut. Anton. 33.), and carried a stick with which he corrected the youths who committed any impropriety, or were guilty of unseemly or indecorous conduct whilst performing their exercises. Cic. Verr. ii. 4. 42. Val. Max. ix. 12. 7. extr. Sidon. Ep. ii. 2.