Deipnosophistae 12.20

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Deipnosophistae 12.20
Quotation
Φύλαρχος δ᾽ ἐν τῇ πέμπτῃ καὶ εἰκοστῇ τῶν Ἱστοριῶν εἰπὼν ὅτι παρὰ Συρακοσίοις νόμος ἦν τὰς γυναῖκας μὴ κοσμεῖσθαι χρυσῷ μηδ᾽ ἀνθινὰ φορεῖν μηδ᾽ ἐσθῆτας ἔχειν πορφυρᾶς ἐχούσας παρυφάς ἐὰν μή τις αὐτῶν συγχωρῇ ἑταίρα εἶναι κοινή,
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Women of Syracuse
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Nature
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Embroidery
Visual Work: Dye
Medium/a Ornamenting
Old jewellery, flowers, embroidered garments, robes with purple borders
Notes
Women are forbidden from wearing these ornaments
Item Identifier
A01917
Determination
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