social class and public display
... clothing would be another visual reminder of their difference in status. Clients clustered in the atrium, the vestibule, and even the streets outside the patron's house, waiting to be summoned individually to greet the patron in his tablinum; after the greeting they might be required to accompany th ...
... clothing would be another visual reminder of their difference in status. Clients clustered in the atrium, the vestibule, and even the streets outside the patron's house, waiting to be summoned individually to greet the patron in his tablinum; after the greeting they might be required to accompany th ...
Chapter 14 The Roman Republic 508B.C. –30 B. C.
... entirely colored in purple. Statues of gods were also dressed in the purple toga. 6. Only the augurs were allowed to wear a saffron toga. A toga with stripes on the border symbolized the status of the wearer such as senators and magistrates. The toga picta or toga palmata was a toga with a gold bord ...
... entirely colored in purple. Statues of gods were also dressed in the purple toga. 6. Only the augurs were allowed to wear a saffron toga. A toga with stripes on the border symbolized the status of the wearer such as senators and magistrates. The toga picta or toga palmata was a toga with a gold bord ...
Rape of Sabines by Livy, with notes from Dean
... These proceedings on the Capitol had temporarily drawn the Romans from their farms, and a force from Antemnae took the opportunity of making a raid. Once again Roman troops pounced. The scattered groups of raiders were taken by surprise; a single charge sufficed to put them to flight, their town was ...
... These proceedings on the Capitol had temporarily drawn the Romans from their farms, and a force from Antemnae took the opportunity of making a raid. Once again Roman troops pounced. The scattered groups of raiders were taken by surprise; a single charge sufficed to put them to flight, their town was ...
Cincinnatus Saves Rome There is perhaps no better account of how
... There is perhaps no better account of how the virtues of duty and simplicity enabled good Roman citizens to succeed during the difficulties of the fifth century BCE than Livy's account of Cincinnatus. “The city was thrown into a state of turmoil, and the general alarm was as great as if Rome herself ...
... There is perhaps no better account of how the virtues of duty and simplicity enabled good Roman citizens to succeed during the difficulties of the fifth century BCE than Livy's account of Cincinnatus. “The city was thrown into a state of turmoil, and the general alarm was as great as if Rome herself ...
The Earliest clothing: Fashions of Early Civilizations
... Old Kingdom, although within the upper classes it became fashionable to wear it longer. The kilt gradually lengthened during the Middle Kingdom, when it was often supplemented with a strip of linen draped loosely over the shoulder which evolved into short sleeves, and later into long sleeves. The cl ...
... Old Kingdom, although within the upper classes it became fashionable to wear it longer. The kilt gradually lengthened during the Middle Kingdom, when it was often supplemented with a strip of linen draped loosely over the shoulder which evolved into short sleeves, and later into long sleeves. The cl ...
roman clothing - julie petrusa
... important people were reasons to wear such an uncomfortable toga. In the daily life the toga wasn't very important because you couldn't move easily in it. ...
... important people were reasons to wear such an uncomfortable toga. In the daily life the toga wasn't very important because you couldn't move easily in it. ...
Togae - WordPress.com
... important people were reasons to wear such an uncomfortable toga. In the daily life the toga wasn't very important because you couldn't move easily in it. ...
... important people were reasons to wear such an uncomfortable toga. In the daily life the toga wasn't very important because you couldn't move easily in it. ...
Ancient Rome - Whitman Middle School
... Toga Virilis: The plain toga of a typical citizen. Worn by boys after age 15 or 16. Toga Picta: A crimson toga embroidered with gold, donned by victorious generals in triumphal processions and the emperors. Toga Candida: A toga given a shiny, glossy look by rubbing it with chalk, worn by people runn ...
... Toga Virilis: The plain toga of a typical citizen. Worn by boys after age 15 or 16. Toga Picta: A crimson toga embroidered with gold, donned by victorious generals in triumphal processions and the emperors. Toga Candida: A toga given a shiny, glossy look by rubbing it with chalk, worn by people runn ...
Ancient Roman Clothing
... fastened by a girdle at the waste. It was worn indoors. • Palla: a woolen, shawl-like wrap for use outdoors. ...
... fastened by a girdle at the waste. It was worn indoors. • Palla: a woolen, shawl-like wrap for use outdoors. ...
Private Life
... atrium: The home of the wealthy Romans was first entered through the atrium, or entryway, which was something of a walled courtyard. There was a gap in the ceiling, called the compluvium, through which rain could fall into a collecting pool, the impluvium. The atrium is where an important Roman wo ...
... atrium: The home of the wealthy Romans was first entered through the atrium, or entryway, which was something of a walled courtyard. There was a gap in the ceiling, called the compluvium, through which rain could fall into a collecting pool, the impluvium. The atrium is where an important Roman wo ...
Ancient Roman Weddings
... by the empire it had long sleeves. It was made of wool, linen, or silk, and worn by people in high position and later as an ecclesiastical garment. Some calvarymen and soldiers wore trousers, but in general it was thought that long woolen trousers (braca) were uncouth, worn by barbarians outside the ...
... by the empire it had long sleeves. It was made of wool, linen, or silk, and worn by people in high position and later as an ecclesiastical garment. Some calvarymen and soldiers wore trousers, but in general it was thought that long woolen trousers (braca) were uncouth, worn by barbarians outside the ...
Ancient People of Rome
... Toga - The toga was a long robe made up of several yards of material. The wealthy wore white togas made from wool or linen. Some colors and markings on togas were reserved for certain people and certain occasions. For example, a toga with a purple border was worn by high ranking senators and consuls ...
... Toga - The toga was a long robe made up of several yards of material. The wealthy wore white togas made from wool or linen. Some colors and markings on togas were reserved for certain people and certain occasions. For example, a toga with a purple border was worn by high ranking senators and consuls ...
Toga
The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a cloth of perhaps 20 ft (6 m) in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was made of wool, and the tunic under it often was made of linen. After the 2nd century BCE, the toga was worn almost exclusively by Roman men. Women were expected to wear the stola, except for women engaged in prostitution, who were required to wear the toga.