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Roman Clothing. the basics . . . the TUNICA. Omnes cives Romani tunicas gerunt; pueri et puellae, servi, viri et feminae. If you were a free Roman male citizen you could also wear a. TOGA!!!. Senatores Romani. toga praetexta. Liberi Romani togas praetextas gerunt.
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the basics . . . the TUNICA Omnes cives Romani tunicas gerunt; pueri et puellae, servi, viri et feminae.
If you were a free Roman male citizen you could also wear a . . . .
TOGA!!! Senatores Romani toga praetexta Liberi Romani togas praetextas gerunt.
If you were an upper class Roman woman you might find yourself wearing . . . .
a . . . stola! stola straps
For modesty and while outdoors you might cover up with a . . . .
. . .PALLA! with fringe fancy palla
What did the Romans wear on their feet?
authentic leather Roman shoes SOLEAE!!! leather workman’s shoe replicas of them! soleae sub lecto footwear on statues thong w/gold decoration
Semper ubi sub ubi . . . . But did the Romans???
The women did! Real leather bikini bottoms! EHEU!! victores At least while working out! Dum pila ludunt!
How did the Romans adorn themselves? Women have always loved jewelry but . . . did men wear jewelry? did boys?
the BULLA Bulla depicting the birth of Dionysus from the thigh of Zeus! pater Zeus duo equi! Bacchus infans! Bulla depicting 2 winged horses springing from the decapitated neck of Medusa! bullae aureae
Ecce! Mea bulla! Pueri Romani bullas gerunt! Infans puer bullam gerit! waaa!