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    The Ancient Greeks ate a simple but healthy diet based on locally grown crops like wheat, barley, olives, and grapes. Wealthier Greeks could afford wheat bread while poorer Greeks ate barley porridge. They supplemented their diet with fish and lentils for protein. Olive oil was a key ingredient used for cooking, medicines, and lighting. The climate of Greece is mild, so Greeks wore simple, lightweight clothing like tunics and chitons secured with belts or brooches rather than heavy coats. Men also wore hats while women and laborers sometimes went barefoot, instead wearing sandals.

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    The Ancient Greeks ate a simple but healthy diet based on locally grown crops like wheat, barley, olives, and grapes. Wealthier Greeks could afford wheat bread while poorer Greeks ate barley porridge. They supplemented their diet with fish and lentils for protein. Olive oil was a key ingredient used for cooking, medicines, and lighting. The climate of Greece is mild, so Greeks wore simple, lightweight clothing like tunics and chitons secured with belts or brooches rather than heavy coats. Men also wore hats while women and laborers sometimes went barefoot, instead wearing sandals.

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    The Food and Clothing of Ancient Greece

    The Ancient Greeks ate a fairly simple but healthy


    diet based upon what farm products they could grow
    with their soil conditions and climate. The soil of Greece is generally rocky and
    the terrain is mountainous. The best farm land is near the seacoast. Farmers
    grew wheat and barley as the main crops. Most Ancient Greeks, especially
    those in the poorer classes, ate a lot of bread and porridge made from barley,
    which was less expensive to buy than wheat. Wealthier people could afford to
    buy wheat bread. The Ancient Greeks did not eat very much meat but they did
    get protein from eating fish and lentil beans.
    Olives were also grown in Ancient Greece which were eaten whole or
    pressed to make olive oil. Olive oil was used in cooking, medicines and in oil
    lamps for light. Farmers grew grapes which were eaten as fruit or made into
    wine. Adults drank wine with their meals but their wine was mixed with a lot
    of water so it wasn’t as strong in alcohol content as wine is today.
    The clothing worn by the Ancient Greeks was simple in design. They
    didn’t need heavy coats or boots because the climate of Greece is mild year-
    round, seldom getting below 55 degrees F. Instead of a coat, men and women
    wore a cloak or shawl. These outer garments varied in length.
    Men wore a tunic usually tied with a belt at the waist. Younger men
    would wear a knee-length tunic while older men would wear an ankle-length
    tunic. During hot weather in the summer, laborers would wear a simple
    loincloth. Men also wore a wide-brimmed hat as protection from the sun.
    Women wore a flowing one-piece outfit called a chiton which had two
    styles as can be seen from Ancient Greek statues. The Doric chiton was a wrap
    garment fashioned from one piece of cloth. It was not sewn together; instead
    jewelry pins called brooches held the garment together at the shoulders. The
    Doric chiton was wrapped around the body and secured with a belt at the
    waist. The Ionic chiton was made from two pieces of material that were sewn
    together on the sides. This style of chiton was also pinned together with
    brooches at the shoulders and maybe down the arms to make sleeves.
    Many people went barefoot but the footwear of the day was sandals in a
    variety of styles.

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