---
node: fashion_roman_greece
type: fashion
slug: roman_greece_fashion
title: "Fashion in Roman Greece"
lead: "In Roman Greece, Greek draped dress mingled with Roman clothing: Greeks still wore the himation (the Roman pallium) and a tunic, and the classical style was kept."
published: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-07-28
change: "Created as a fashion sub-page under the history section (greece region)"
requester: internal
reason: "Per the owner's decision, fashion lives under each history era"
---

## Overview

As a part of the Roman Empire, Greece saw traditional dress coexist with the luxuries that imperial trade brought.

## Key garments and style

Greek scholars and citizens wore the pallium — the Roman name for the himation — over a tunic, keeping a dress that marked them as bearers of Greek culture, with dye and fine textiles added.

## Transition

As the Empire's centre shifted east, Greek dress developed into the Byzantine style.