09-17-2003, 02:54 PM
One other factor I thought about when driving to my night class yesterday. Something that I haven't seen discussed yet, though that doesn't mean anything since I'm so new to this; ancient bathing customs and techniques.<br>
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It's my understanding that, at least for males, the basic procedure followed this process: old dirt and oil scraped off the skin with a stigil, sweat inducing exercise (running, medicine ball, weights, wrestling, etc.) plunging in alternating frigid and hot baths to open and close the pores, then an application of clean, fresh oil.<br>
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It could be that a layer of oil could also preserve body heat next to the skin so when combined with layered tunics and an overwrap of toga or pallium (again male) to blck oout the wind chill, the combination of all the above mentioned factors might have rendered special cold weather garments unusual at least in the southern Mediterranean.<br>
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Again, no conclusive proof, but it might help open of some fields for discussion.<br>
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Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
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It's my understanding that, at least for males, the basic procedure followed this process: old dirt and oil scraped off the skin with a stigil, sweat inducing exercise (running, medicine ball, weights, wrestling, etc.) plunging in alternating frigid and hot baths to open and close the pores, then an application of clean, fresh oil.<br>
<br>
It could be that a layer of oil could also preserve body heat next to the skin so when combined with layered tunics and an overwrap of toga or pallium (again male) to blck oout the wind chill, the combination of all the above mentioned factors might have rendered special cold weather garments unusual at least in the southern Mediterranean.<br>
<br>
Again, no conclusive proof, but it might help open of some fields for discussion.<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
