“Ancient sources describe a medium white tunic, and this one matches with their descriptions,” researcher Dr. Antonis Bartsiokas told Greek Reporter. “If we examine the way they depict it in the ...

A tunic of ancient warrior Alexander the Great was recently ... Images The new discovery from the circa 330 BC ruler, found in Greece’s ancient Royal Tombs at Vergina, has helped the dedicated ...

A physical anthropologist in Greece claims ... s adoption of ancient Persian garments as evidence that the garment belonged to the conqueror. “The physical description [of the tunic] exactly ...

A fetching purple tunic found in an ancient tomb in Greece belonged to Alexander the Great, experts say. The revered ceremonial garment – called 'mesoleucon sarapis' – was uncovered 47 ...

A "ROYAL tunic" found in an ancient tomb ... small village of Mesolakia in Eastern Macedonia, Greece. The structure, which dates back to ancient times, is surrounded by a wall that is 1,600ft ...

More Panagiotis Maravelis/Getty Several features point to the tunic's royal significance. Cotton, a material foreign to ancient Greece, was imported from Persia, and the purple dye was reserved ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... A boy was only allowed one tunic and had to walk everywhere barefoot, even in cold weather. Girls weren't allowed to be soldiers ...

As for the scrap of tunic, Bartsiokas argues the type and color of the fabric belong not to 4th-century Greece, but Persia ... fits the description in the ancient sources of the sacred Persian ...

Tyrian purple was an iconic color often worn by the elites of ancient ... tunic is not just another finding in the archaeological complex of Vergina. It sheds new light on the interaction between ...