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Greek Clothing

Ancient Greek hairstyles were very complicated, unlike the clothng. Women usually wore their hair in long braids piled on top of their head. Or, hair was curled and held in place by scented waxes and lotions. The wax was needed because hair was designed and done in very intricate patterns. Men usually wore their hair short, and, unless they were soldiers, grew beards. A few popular accessories of hair were headbands made of ribbon or metal and hairpins. However, jewelry was expensive, and so hairpins, necklaces, and rings were purchased sparingly.

Greek shoes were made in certain ways for many different reasons. For example, the Karbatinai shoe was a very simple design of hide. They were made so easily and could be put on so fast, people began having them ready for emergencies. Another example, the Cothurnus, was a tall boot of leather with a high sole. Because Greeks were very short, the high sole gave them extra height. Finally, the Talaria was the winged shoe of Hermes, the messenger god. The wings on his shoes gave him extra speed when delivering messages.

A Greek shoe-maker

A woman's hair in a ponytail and headband

A Greek soldier

Greek clothing was very simple. Men and women usually wore the same outfits, consisting of either wool tunics and trousers or dresses in the winter and fall or linen tunics, trousers, and dresses in the spring and summer. Clothes were either dyed bright colors or bleached white. Decoration sometimes represented the city-state in which the wearers of the clothes resided.

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A linen summer dress

Milo of Kroton, one of the greatest Ancient Olympic champions, being awarded with an olive wreath.

Did You Know:

Olympic athletes competed nude during events. They also competed mostly barefooted. Judges and rulers viewing the Olympics wore purple robes. The prize for winning the Olympics was an olive wreath to be worn on the head of the victor.