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How they wore their hair In Ancient Greece
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Women and men in Ancient Greece wore their hair differently depending on their social status, where they were in the social structure as well as what they did as a living. ====== __**Womens Hair:**__ Most women in Greece (except the peasants), wore their hair very long as it was considered quite luxurious, because it took so much more time to style. They often put their hair up into buns that were first plaited or braided. Some of the common styles of both the men and the women are shown to the right. As you can see women wore their hair up in buns but they were very detailed and would have taken quite a long time to do. Both the wealthy and the not so wealthy wore pins in their hair to hold it up, the only difference with the wealthy to the not so wealthy was that the wealthys' pins would normally be covered in gems/expensive stones they also wore head pieces e.g head dresses and tiaras. Some other hair accessories used were, nets, ribbons and sometimes they wove cloth though the hair for a bit more extra detail and shape.

**__Mens Hair :__** Their were different hair styles for different jobs this was for one reason and one reason only, because it was more suitable for the job that he was undertaking. Warriors wore their hair long and curly. Cavalrymen wore helmets that looked like hats which were made of bronze and covered in woollen cloth. Other soldiers wore caps that were shaped like pots made of metal with leather inserts. Army commanders in Sparta wore helmets covered in feathers and peasants wore plaited straw hats to protect them from the sun. Beards were also very common as they were conceited 'manly' and they were oiled and trimmed regularly. Men also wore wreaths and crowns depending on weather they were high up in the social structure.

//**The jewellery that was worn.**// Both women and men wore jewellery in the early stages of ancient Greece but some common types of jewellery they wore were; earrings, pendants, bracelets (in pairs or sets), armbands, thigh bands, fingerings, toe rings and wreaths. For the wealthy pearls, gold or other expensive jewels. Most of the jewellery was passed down through generations but some was buried with the deceased.

//**How and what they made the foot wear out of.**// Most people did not wear shoes in ancient Greece, but when it was necessary they would wear sandals, or boots.

Sandals were the most common form of shoes, and both sexes wore them. They came in a variety of colours; red, white, vermillion, scarlet, saffron, green and black. They were sometimes made from reeds but normally made from leather which went through a process involving several stages. It was firstly soaked in water and urine, which would remove any remaining hair. Then oil was applied to the leather to soften it so it could be plaited. The leather was then soaked in water and oak bark to make it weather proof before cutting it to make the shoe/s. There were different types of sandals most people wore the ones mentioned above but philosophers,countrymen and priests wore a cheaper type. These were made from wood and linen or felt these were called phaecasium, which also came in a type of boot which was made out of white leather, lace-up and often heavily embroidered.

**How this compares to modern day**

In ancient Greece women and men wore their hair differently depending on their social status, where they were in the social structure as well as what they did as a living. This is very different to today as we have a lot more freedom in which we wear out hair and there is no real way to tell peoples social statuses unless they have an engagement/wedding ring on. Our jewellery today is very similar to jewellery in ancient greece in the way that it is worn by both males and females (more by females), and that the more wealthy have the more detailed and expensive jewellery but there were also many different types of jewellery in ancient greece that we do not ware today, e.g. arm bands, thigh bands and wreaths. Shoes in ancient greece are extremely different to our shoes today as we have **many** types of shoes, e.g. high heels, thongs, boots, slippers, flats and many more. Our shoes also are normally not worn by both sexes because men and women have different styles.

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