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The toga was an item of clothing worn by men who were citizens of Rome. The toga consisted of a single length of wool cloth cut in a semicircle and wrapped around the body of the wearer without any fastenings. The Roman toga was a clearly...

A marble statue of a figure wearing a toga from the Scaenae frons of the Roman theatre of Tarragona. 1st century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Tarragona, spain)

Tyrian purple (aka Royal purple or Imperial purple) is a dye extracted from the murex shellfish which was first produced by the Phoenician city of Tyre in the Bronze Age. Its difficulty of manufacture, striking purple to red colour range...

The fullers of ancient Rome were launderers who washed the clothes of the city and also finished processing fabric later made into clothing, blankets, or other necessary items. They were looked down upon for their use of human and animal...

The clothing of the ancient Etruscans, a civilization which flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE, can be seen in many media of their art including wall paintings, bronze sculpture, stone relief carvings, and painted...

In this video, we explore the fascinating world of clothing in ancient Rome. From the basic tunica to the formal toga, we'll take a look at what people wore and how they used clothing to indicate social status and occupation. We'll also delve...

An illustration depicting a Roman clad in a toga, from 1891 CE Dictionary of Classical Antiquities.

A marble statue of a Roman magistrate wearing a toga. 1st century CE, Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Musuem, Empuries)

This limestone statue depicts a citizen from the city of Oxyrhynchus (part of modern-day El-Bahnasa, Egypt). Traces of the original colors can still be seen. The man wears a toga dress. The city developed a culture influenced by Greece and...

A wall painting from Pompeii showing a procession of magistrates all wearing their purple-edged togas, the toga praetexta. (Murecine building, 1st century CE)