Yannis Rizos

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2h	answered	Why did people in classicism use wigs?
3h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? @FelixGoldberg Found it, the suggestion that they shaved their heads to protect themselves from lice comes for Hans Zinsser's Rats, Lice and History (but, from what I gather it's more of a theory than fact).
3h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? @FelixGoldberg Yes, that's exactly what I mean. I'm looking for references, and if I find any I'll post an answer. Wikipedia mentions it, but... [citation-needed] ;)
3h	revised	What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911? deleted 44 characters in body
4h	comment	Why did people in classicism use wigs? Fashion and lice (the wigs didn't do much to protect against lice, but shaving your head did). Also, the practice started in the 16th century, at least in Europe.
4h	comment	What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911? (perhaps) interesting sidenote: The Averof was assigned to patrol duties in the Indian Ocean on August 1941, and thus became the first Greek warship to sail the Indian Ocean since Nearchos' campaign in 326 BC.
4h	asked	What was the reason for the near-mutiny on the Georgios Averof in 1911?
4h	revised	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? edited tags
4h	revised	Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks? edited tags
5h	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on On the interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in terms of a “translatio imperii”
5h	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on How did the gold of the new world cause the Spanish Empire to collapse?
6h	comment	Was lighter or darker skin pigment valued higher in ancient Greek civilization? "If blondes were so valued why did they never rise above 5% of the populace from ancient to modern times?" Lighter skin and hair color is due to a low concentration in pigmentation, a natural mechanism against vitamin D deficiency. Low pigmentation allows more sunlight to interact with the body, a vital part of vitamin D synthesis, therefore it makes sense for Northern Europe to have higher concentrations of blondes. Greece, on the other hand, gets a lot of sunlight, almost year long. Furthermore, seafood is high in vitamin D and an essential part of all Mediterranean diets since... forever.
7h	comment	Was lighter or darker skin pigment valued higher in ancient Greek civilization? @FelixGoldberg The quote is from the pseudo Aristotelian Physiognomonica. Kyriakus I'm afraid I'll have to downvote this, this is a very minor work, of an unknown author, and doesn't really reflect the prevalent opinion of the era.
10h	revised	What did contemporary countries in Europe call the Ottoman Empire? added 54 characters in body
11h	revised	What did contemporary countries in Europe call the Ottoman Empire? added 8 characters in body
11h	answered	What did contemporary countries in Europe call the Ottoman Empire?
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1d	comment	Did the U.S. and Soviet Union have a submarine battle in 1968? @jwenting The Soviets couldn't have made a big fuss about K-129 even if they had evidence a US ship was involved, as K-129 sunk in a part of the Pacific that she had absolutely no reason to be. There would be no way for them to (publicly) accuse the US without raising a lot of questions about K-129's mission and presence in the area.
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