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[Ghostmojo]

Care to give a source to that sentiment about white?

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Love to see your comment on white, though.

I have read this in one of my books I swear - but I can't for the life of me remember where. I will make an effort to wade through them at some point.

The basic point, however, was simple. The Spartans believed the colour white was associated with women and femininity, therefore they sought to distance themselves from it on their male warriors - one (but not the only) reason for choosing the crimson tunic. If this rationale applied to their chiton, achiton, himation, exomis, chlamys etc.; then it may well have extended to their linothorakes as well.