Hellenistic clothing fashions

[Theodosius the Great]

Hello,

Are there any books about Hellenistic clothing fashions ?

Any type of book would be helpful. I'm interested in male tunics and how they were decorated.
I know stripes were used but I'm unsure if any decorative patterns or motifs were worn on them.


Thanks in advance.

~Theo

[MeinPanzer]

They're not on Hellenistic military costume in particular, but the Montvert titles by Nick Sekunda on the Ptolemaic and Seleucid armies would be your best bet, particularly the former. Tunics and cloaks in the Hellenistic period do not seem to have been decorated with any sort of patterns or motifs. Solid colours were the norm for most tunics and cloaks; cloaks often had a thick band of colour running around the lower edge(s), as was also rarely the case with tunics. As you note, vertical stripes were just about the only decoration we find - either thinner ones on either side of the chest or one thick one, both running from shoulder to hem.

[Theodosius the Great]

Thanks for the info, Ruben.
I'll check out the Sekunda titles.

I thought perhaps a motif like the 'Greek key' or 'Greek wave' would have been worn.
It seems those motifs are only good for the Hellenic period.

~Theo