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[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

They had sport bras/bikinis?

Edit: https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/roman-girls-bikinis-mosaic-villa-romana-del-casale-sicily

The top part of the “bikini” worn by these girls consists of a breastband. Breastbands like this were already known in ancient Greece. The Greeks referred to the breastband as a mastodeton or apodesmos; the Romans called it a strophium. A breastband was often made of linen. Such articles of clothing were worn by women who engaged in sports or otherwise had an active lifestyle: the heroine Atalanta is sometimes depicted wearing a breastband.

And while men were generally expected to exercise naked in the Greek fashion; female public nudity was frowned upon. The ancient “bikini” allowed women to exercise in comfort without causing offence to ancient (male) sensibilities.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago

Ancient Greek/Roman incels be like…

[–] wisely@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago

Was there any meaning to the color mismatch between top and bottom? Several have blue tops but red bottoms.

[–] klu9@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

Someone starts a Mastodon instance dedicated to mastodeton images in 3... 2... 1...

[–] wisely@feddit.org 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

They really had dumbbells back then? Something about that seems incredibly modern.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fascinating, isn't it? There are all sorts of strange little echoes of modernity in Ancient Rome. You might get a ticket with your seat number on it to see a show, or hear the clerk ask if you want the book you're getting gift wrapped, or the local bureaucrat tell you to come back when you have your form signed in triplicate, or hear your kids complain about the homework their teacher gave them.

Yet their teacher is a slave, the signatures you need are pressed in wax by signet rings, the book has to be copied by hand before the clerk can sell you it, and the ticket is to literal bloodsport.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I love this! My first thought though was, I feel like we still have some style of bloodsports. I wonder if those will ever fully become out of style.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unless it has electronic components in it, you can assume it has existed in some form since ancient civilizations.

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I mean, you would be right. Rome was ~2000-3000 years ago, which is an extremely narrow time frame in evolutionary history.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Wow, the new DOA X-Treme Beach Volleyball mod looks great!

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

I would like to know about the mosaic behind it too!

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

They were all very good friends