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Ancient Macedonian paintings of Hellenistic-era military armor, arms, and gear from the Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles in ancient Mieza (modern-day Lefkadia), Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece, dated 2nd century BC. Linothorax armor made out of linen fabric was the most common form of infantry torso armor, being cheap and relatively light.
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 the ...
The term linothorax is a modern term based on the Greek λινοθώραξ, which means "wearing a breastplate of linen "; [1] A number of ancient Greek and Latin texts from the 6th century BC to the third century AD mention θώρακες λίνεοι ( thorakes lineoi) (Greek) or loricae linteae (Latin) which means 'linen body armour'.
Stop & Shop has 397 stores, according to their website, with the largest footprint in Massachusetts.. They have 125 stores in the Bay State, 100 in New York, 88 in Connecticut, 57 in New Jersey ...
The Body Shop International Limited. The Body Shop International Limited, trading as the Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care, and perfume company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick. In 2017, it stated that its products were sold in about 3,000 stores, some company-owned and others franchised, in 66 countries.
The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth was constructed between 1931 and 1932, with intentions to display the numerous recent archaeological excavations. [1] The museum is located within the archaeological site of Ancient Corinth, Greece, and lies under the jurisdiction of the 37th Ephoreia of the Greek Archaeological Service.
The Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a thought experiment and paradox about whether an object is the same object after having had all of its original components replaced over time, typically one after the other. In Greek mythology, Theseus, mythical king and founder of the city Athens, rescued the children of Athens from ...
Apollo Omphalos. (Athens) The Apollo Omphalos ( Ancient Greek: Ἀπόλλων ἐπὶ τοῦ Ὀμφαλού) is an ancient Roman marble copy of a Greek original bronze sculpture in typical early Archaic period style, depicting Apollo, the Greek god of music, medicine, and prophecy. Today it is housed in the National Archaeological Museum of ...