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  2. Greek baths - Wikipedia

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    Greek baths have been found in several countries throughout this area. Greek baths were bath complexes suitable for bathing and cleaning in ancient Greece, similar in concept to that of the Roman baths. Greek baths are a feature of some Hellenized countries. These baths have been found in Greece, Egypt, Italy, and there is even one located in ...

  3. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Clothing in ancient Greece refers to clothing starting from the Aegean bronze age (3000 BCE) to the Hellenistic period (31 BCE). [ 1 ] Clothing in ancient Greece included a wide variety of styles but primarily consisted of the chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys. [ 2 ] Ancient Greek civilians typically wore two pieces of clothing draped about ...

  4. Himation - Wikipedia

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    Himation. Statues at the "House of Cleopatra" in Delos, Greece. Man and woman wearing the himation. A himation (/ hɪˈmætiˌɒn / hə-MAT-ee-un, [ 1 ] Ancient Greek: ἱμάτιον) was a type of clothing, a mantle or wrap worn by ancient Greek men and women from the Archaic period through the Hellenistic period (c.750–30 BC). [ 2 ]

  5. History of swimwear - Wikipedia

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    From around 1810 to 1815. The history of swimwear traces the changes in the styles of men's and women's swimwear over time and between cultures, and touches on the social, religious and legal attitudes to swimming and swimwear. In classical antiquity and in most cultures, swimming was either in the nude or the swimmer would merely strip to ...

  6. Greek dress - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greeks depicted in variety of different costumes. Detail of a Kore' s dress. 14th-century military martyr wears four layers, all patterned and richly trimmed: a tunic and a mantle decorated with a tablion. Greek dress refers to the clothing of the Greek people and citizens of Greece from the antiquity to the modern times.

  7. History of nudity - Wikipedia

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    The history of nudityinvolves social attitudes to nakedness of the human body in different cultures in history. The use of clothing to cover the body is one of the changes that mark the end of the Neolithic, and the beginning of civilizations. Nudity (or near-complete nudity) has traditionally been the social norm for both men and women in ...

  8. History of swimming - Wikipedia

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    The most famous drawings were found in the Kebir desert and are estimated to be from around 4000 BC. The Nagoda bas-relief also shows swimmers inside of men dating back from 3000 BC. The Indian palace Mohenjo Daro from 2800 BC contains a swimming pool sized 12 m by 7 m. The Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete also featured baths.

  9. Strigil - Wikipedia

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    The strigil (Latin: strigilis) or stlengis (Greek: στλεγγίς, probably a loanword from the Pre-Greek substrate) is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cultures. In these cultures the strigil was primarily used by men, specifically male ...