Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 246
many Makedonians were killed by the Persians takinghold of their long beards, and pulling them to the ground. Alexander, in consequence,had his troops shaved during the battle. HEAD-DRESS OF WOMEN. 227 therefore happened only on exceptional occasions. On journeyswomen wore a Hght broad-brimmed… … UAIR-DKESS. (From Fompeii.) chiefly of different contrivances for holding together their plenti-ful hair. We mentioned before, that the himation was some-times pulled over the back of the head like a veil. But at avery early period Greek women w^ore much shorter or longerveils, which covered the…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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