10-29-2003, 05:27 PM
Jackie,<br>
        Emoticons don't work on my system. In future, I will supply them verbally, as in (Smiley Face icon), OK?<br>
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Gaius Civilis,<br>
        In answer to your query, since we've already ranged far from winter wear: we have much textual evidence that all citizens were required to wear the toga in public spaces, while conducting offical business. Otherwise they could get away with wearing the pallium. Public spaces could differ from ours, for instance, public baths were private spaces, but the one that gets the most commentary is the atrium of the domus.<br>
        In the morning of all ordinary business days, the cliens was required to wait outside the atrium of the domus of the patronus, the line sometimes stretching into the street. In order of precedence, the clientes were admitted to the "office," a space adjacent to the atrium, where the patronus sat at his desk. The client stood; both were required to be togate. The poets, who depended on the generosity of the patron, stood at the back of the line and Ovid, Martial, and Juvenal complain profusely about the discomfort and inconvenience. Horace revels in his joy at the gift from Mæcenas of a house and land where he will no longer have to stand in line and sweat from heat and anxiety. Martial has one epigram recounting the misery of waiting on his slow, methodical patronus on a very hot day and all the clients using the overfolds of the toga's sinus to fan themselves.<br>
        Business was usually conducted in the morning before the sun got really hot. After the noon meal came the baths and presumably the morning sweat could be cleansed. The evening was for dinner clothes or "cenatoria" if one could afford such.<br>
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I hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
        Emoticons don't work on my system. In future, I will supply them verbally, as in (Smiley Face icon), OK?<br>
<br>
Gaius Civilis,<br>
        In answer to your query, since we've already ranged far from winter wear: we have much textual evidence that all citizens were required to wear the toga in public spaces, while conducting offical business. Otherwise they could get away with wearing the pallium. Public spaces could differ from ours, for instance, public baths were private spaces, but the one that gets the most commentary is the atrium of the domus.<br>
        In the morning of all ordinary business days, the cliens was required to wait outside the atrium of the domus of the patronus, the line sometimes stretching into the street. In order of precedence, the clientes were admitted to the "office," a space adjacent to the atrium, where the patronus sat at his desk. The client stood; both were required to be togate. The poets, who depended on the generosity of the patron, stood at the back of the line and Ovid, Martial, and Juvenal complain profusely about the discomfort and inconvenience. Horace revels in his joy at the gift from Mæcenas of a house and land where he will no longer have to stand in line and sweat from heat and anxiety. Martial has one epigram recounting the misery of waiting on his slow, methodical patronus on a very hot day and all the clients using the overfolds of the toga's sinus to fan themselves.<br>
        Business was usually conducted in the morning before the sun got really hot. After the noon meal came the baths and presumably the morning sweat could be cleansed. The evening was for dinner clothes or "cenatoria" if one could afford such.<br>
<br>
I hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Wade Heaton<br>
Lucius Cornelius Libo<br>
[email protected] <br>
www.togaman.com <p></p><i></i>
