Clothing

Question 1

What were the two main garments that both men and women wore?

Answer 1

Tunic and/or cloak.

Question 2

What were the different types of tunic called?

Answer 2

Peplos, chiton, and exomis (shorter chiton).

Question 3

Describe a peplos. (3 things)

Answer 3

• Usually wool (warmer than chiton)
• Worn by women
• During Panathenaia, kore would weave a giant one for the statue of Athene.

It looked like this:

Question 4

Decribe a chiton. (5 things)

Answer 4

• Usually made of linen
• Not as warm as a peplos
• Large, rectangular piece of fabric sewn up at side and shoulders. Held in place by a belt.
• Male chiton shorter than female.
• Women’s longer because she had to be modest and cover up if she wanted to leave the house.

It looked like this:

Question 5

Describe an exomis.

Answer 5

• Short chiton, fastened at the left shoulder
• Worn by men only
• Worn for excersie, horse riding, or hard labour

It looked like this:

Question 6

Describe the three different types of cloak. (3 cloaks, two points each)

Answer 6

• Epiblema (shawl), worn by women over peplos/chiton.
• Himation, longer cloak. Worn by men and women.
• Chlamys (shorter cloak), worn by young men for riding.

Question 7

Descibe the two types of hat and who wore them.

Answer 7

• Men wore petasos, broad-brimmed hat
• Women wore flat-brimmed hat with peaked crown

Question 8

Name the five types of footwear worn by bother men and women.

Answer 8

• Sandals
• Slippers
• Soft Shoes
• Boots
• Barefoot (usually at home)