Every day teachers try to improve their students’ awareness of how life was in Classical times. We talk about mythology, politics, the building of cities and many other aspects that made the ancient world, but what do we actually know and teach about clothing in ancient times? Our society seems to pay a lot of attention to the physical aspect of the ancient world. We know that clothing and adornment are important ways in which people were defined as a part of a social group, yet our students seem to believe that our ancestors just had a poor selection of national garments to make their identity clear.

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一个接近古典文明的纺织车间

老师们每天都在努力提高学生对古典时代生活的认识。我们谈论神话、政治、城市建设和许多其他构成古代世界的方面，但我们对古代服装的真正了解和教导是什么？我们的社会似乎非常关注古代世界的物质方面。我们知道服装和装饰是人们被定义为社会群体一部分的重要方式，但我们的学生似乎认为我们的祖先只是选择了很差的民族服装来表明他们的身份。