Chlamys

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The chlamys (Ancient Greek: χλαμύς, romanized: khlamús; genitive: χλαμύδος, khlamúdos) was a type of ancient Greek cloak. It was worn by men for military and hunting purposes during the Classical, Hellenistic and later periods.

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