06-23-2004, 05:29 PM
Nakedness, as Plato recalls, was not practiced in "earlier times"(pre 7th century?) and at first it was scorned as strange. The Earliest vases with clear depictions of people are black-figure-wear from the archaic period. Even at that early date, we find most warriors wearing the Perizoma. So will some of the hoplites today, especially the light/skirmishing type have the balls to wear the perizoma? Certainly most ideal will be for the most well formed of our new hoplites to train in the nude. Although for best effect, this should be done with music(the right kind of course). A hoplite group unveiling this, would attract great attention. <p></p><i></i>
