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  2. Chiton (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The Ionic chiton could also be made from linen or wool and was draped without the fold and held in place from neck to wrist by several small pins or buttons.. Herodotus states the dress of the women in Athens was changed from the Doric peplos to the Ionic chiton after the widows of the men killed on military expedition to Aegina stabbed and killed the sole survivor with their peplos pins, each ...

  3. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    The chiton (plural: chitones) was a garment of light linen consisting of sleeves and long hemline. [2] [6] It consisted of a wide, rectangular tube of material secured along the shoulders and lower arms by a series of fasteners. [23] [page needed] The chiton was commonly worn by both men and women but the time period in which each did so ...

  4. Clothing in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    Peplos, Chitons. The inner tunic was a peplos or chiton. The peplos was worn by women. It was usually a heavier woollen garment, more distinctively Greek, with its shoulder clasps. The upper part of the peplos was folded down to the waist to form an apoptygma. The chiton was a simple tunic garment of lighter linen, worn by both genders and all ...

  5. Peplos - Wikipedia

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    One side of the peplos could be left open, or pinned or sewn together, [1] with a type of brooch later called "fibula". [2] In Latin and in a Roman context, it could be called a palla. [3] It should not be confused with the Ionic chiton, which was a piece of

  6. Himation - Wikipedia

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    It was usually worn over a chiton and/or peplos, but was made of heavier drape and played the role of a cloak or shawl. [2] When the himation was used alone, without a chiton, it served both as a chiton and as a cloak. [2] The himation was markedly less voluminous than the Roman toga. Many vase paintings depict women wearing a himation as a ...

  7. RSV Vaccine Side Effects in Older Adults: What’s Normal and ...

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    RSV vaccine side effects in older adults . The CDC lists the following as possible side effects of the RSV vaccine: Pain, redness, and swelling where the shot is given. Fatigue. Fever. Headache ...

  8. Kolpos - Wikipedia

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    A statue wearing a peplos.The kolpos is visible as a fold over the hip, underneath the apoptygma (top edge of the peplos) hanging down almost to the same length.. The kolpos (Greek κόλπος, breast) is the blousing [1] of a peplos, chiton, or tunic in Ancient Greek clothing, whereby excess length of the material hangs folded over a zone (a narrow girdle).

  9. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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    Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer".