10-09-2005, 11:21 PM
I don't believe there is any evidence for the use of gloves by the Romans, but the use of mittens seems to have been period. There are archeological examples of mittens from Iron Age Scandinavia and 1st century AD Tillya-tepe. Also, Pliny the Younger referrs to some kind of hand covering, though it's not clear if he means mittens or gloves
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