Ancient Greek Hats: Headwear and Fashion in Antiquity

Ancient Greek Hats: Headwear and Fashion in Antiquity

Italian depiction of the god Mercury (Greek: Hermes) wearing a petasos, a wide-brimmed ancient Greek hat. Credit: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When one thinks of ancient Greece, the stereotypical image is often that of a wise philosopher in flowing white robes or a hoplite in gleaming bronze armor, but the ancient Greeks also wore a variety of hats for both form and function. Beyond serving a practical or stylistic purpose, ancient Gr…