astolos

Updated: May 19, 2025

Astolos chiton, the under garment, frock, or tunic, without anything, either himation or peplus, over it. The Romans, on the other hand, gave their daughters in marriage as early as twelve years old, or even under; thus they thought their bodies alike and minds would be delivered to the future husband pure and undefiled.

Plutarch - Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans