06-16-2004, 03:29 PM
Avete Omnes!<br>
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Funny how this old thread surfaced again. Matt, you did a very nice job of encapsulating toga customs. I would only add to Mithras' question about citizen ranks; Togæ really didn't designated rank per se: a prætexta strip denoted some higher elected offices. The clavica stripe on the tunic denoted patrician (wide) and equestrian (thin) and both of these were clearly the old blood, moneyed upper ranks of citizenship.<br>
One further note was that togas were never really everyday wear, but bounded by laws and custom, which as Matt said could vary over time and style of toga. To go out in public in a non-official manner, Romans threw on a Greek wrap (himation) which they called a pallium. It was both lighter, more comfortable and more flexible than a toga and had fewer restrictions.<br>
I remember the 5000 toga threads a having to do with a contract for legions serving in Greece, and a donation of citizens for tunics and togas for the survivors of Cannæ (both references drawn from Livy, if i remember).<br>
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Greeting all!<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
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Funny how this old thread surfaced again. Matt, you did a very nice job of encapsulating toga customs. I would only add to Mithras' question about citizen ranks; Togæ really didn't designated rank per se: a prætexta strip denoted some higher elected offices. The clavica stripe on the tunic denoted patrician (wide) and equestrian (thin) and both of these were clearly the old blood, moneyed upper ranks of citizenship.<br>
One further note was that togas were never really everyday wear, but bounded by laws and custom, which as Matt said could vary over time and style of toga. To go out in public in a non-official manner, Romans threw on a Greek wrap (himation) which they called a pallium. It was both lighter, more comfortable and more flexible than a toga and had fewer restrictions.<br>
I remember the 5000 toga threads a having to do with a contract for legions serving in Greece, and a donation of citizens for tunics and togas for the survivors of Cannæ (both references drawn from Livy, if i remember).<br>
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Greeting all!<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
