Ancient Greek Sailors

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I'm having trouble finding information on what kind of attire an ancient Athenian sailor might have worn. Just a loin cloth? What about a shirt? Cotton? Or would it be like a vest?

Anyone have any idea?

My google-fu is failing me today.
 

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The Greeks were notoriously simple when it came to clothing. An Athenian sailor would own a tunic, which he would wear onshore, but would probably confine himself to a loincloth while at sea. They wouldn't have bothered with a chiton. So what you're looking at basically is a square piece of fabric that can be pinned/gathered to form the tunic, and then reshaped into a loincloth deal once the ship's journey is underway.
 

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No, sorry, I'd call 'em tunics too. Rectangular cloth with a head-hole, belted or tied with a cord at the waist, hanging to mid-thigh, standard Hollywood issue.

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