Greeks were correctin remarkingthat the barbarians







of their own time shared the before Greek approach:







they still thought being nakedwas a hint of shame and







humiliation. For Hebrews, Etruscans, and Romans,







nudity preserved its historical meaning of magic







shame. Greek male nudity was adoptedby them, if at







all, as an artisticconvention,scarcely if ever in daily life.























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