concept   fighting attire
culture   Greece
statement   Ancient Greek Olympians wore himantes and competed without military attire.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 fighting attire Greece Fighting attire in ancient Greek Olympics consisted of leather straps around the hands and sometimes forearms, called himantes, as the fighters competed bare-chested and barefoot. 1
2 military attire Greece Occasionally used in ceremonial contexts, but not a prominent part of everyday attire 1