A How To guide for those wishing to recreate clothing of the "(not so) Dark Age".

This ‘How to:’ guide is a follow up on a previous post aimed at readers wishing to recreate simple yet effective historical costume. The focus for this guide, however, is on the ancient Greeks and the typical clothing worn from the 5th century BC Classical period until the 1st century AD and Roman rule.

History is not only the study of past events, particularly in human affairs, but it is most uniquely, also a continuous, typically chronological, record of such events. This teaching resource is a simple guide to how history has been recorded.

It may seem strange to us today but why did the ancient Greeks exercise, train and compete naked? This simple teaching resource explains why and aims to dispel the myths.

We think it is great for children to dress up but many of the products for sale are, to the trained eye, rather dubious. What follows is a guide to avoid common mistakes and create more historically accurate costumes.

This “How to:” guide is for those readers wishing to recreate simple yet effective historical costume. It is primarily aimed at teachers wishing to inspire their pupils on “Wow Days” when dressing up is the order of the day. In our experience, in most UK schools, that might be for history topics on the ancient Egyptians, Greeks or Romans.