Cestus

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Ancient girdle, band or tie

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Cestus (Ancient Greek: Κεστός, romanized: Kestos), in a general sense meant, for ancient Greeks and Romans, any band or tie.

However, it was more frequently used to refer to:

• The Girdle of Aphrodite
• Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus
• A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece
• A marriage girdle, given by a newly married wife to her husband

See also

• Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, anime and manga series about a roman cestus boxer

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} A dictionary of Roman and Greek antiquities with nearly 2000 engravings on wood from ancient originals illustrative of the industrial arts and social life of the Greeks and Romans, pp. 148-149
2. ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, pp. 234-235

External links

• A Latin Dictionary
• An Elementary Latin Dictionary
• Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
• A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
• An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon
• Collins Online Dictionary, Cestus

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