Περίζωμα

apron, girdle, loincloth, underclothing

Translated by David Whitehead29 Feb 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 14 words

What covers the genitals.
"With the Romans fighting unclothed in [sc. only] their girdles".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περίζωμα· τὸ ὑπὸ τὰ αἰδοῖα σκέπασμα. γυμνῶν μαχομένων τῶν Ῥωμαίων ἐν τοῖς περιζώμασι.

Betacode

*peri/zwma: to\ u(po\ ta\ ai)doi=a ske/pasma. gumnw=n maxome/nwn tw=n *(rwmai/wn e)n toi=s perizw/masi.

Notes (1)

1Polybius fr.196 B-W. See also, and more explicitly, Polybius 6.25.3: the earliest Roman cavalry wore no cuirasses but went into battle wearing only their perizw/mata. Here as often elsewhere, gymnos does not mean literally naked but more lightly clothed than might otherwise have been expected. ↩

Linked from1 entry

π1113Περιεζώσατοgirded oneself aroundMeaning [he/she/it] put around. "Being in need of a guardian and being naked, [the people] girded itself with this man for a time." For naked people desire to obtain even a loincloth.

Neighbouring entries

π1139Περιέχεσθαιto comprehend, to encompass, to embrace, to surround π1140Περιεχόμενονencompassing π1141Περίζωμαapron, girdle, loincloth, underclothing π1142Περίζυγαspares π1143Περιεῖδονthey overlooked

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Sep 2011

14 Sep 2011expanded note; tweaks — David Whitehead
31 May 2004augmented headword and notes; cosmetic — David Whitehead
31 May 2004set status — Catharine Roth
29 Feb 2004Translated — David Whitehead