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Friday, July 11, 2014

Why did Greek warriors go to war wearing what today looks like a linen mini ...

Public Radio InternationalWhy did Greek warriors go to war wearing what today looks like a linen mini ...Public Radio InternationalNow imagine eye an ancient Greek warrior, his sword in the air, an olive branch on his head, and around his middriff, one of these pleated shirt-skirts, if you will. That shirt-skirt is a linothorax. But the linothorax wasn't a fashion statement — it ...

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