07-21-2015, 12:39 AM
Didn't see this covered in a RAT post, but found an interesting write-up on Reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/co...t_kind_of/
Before screaming in horror at a Reddit post on an historical issue, note that there is extensive quoting of Carcopino's "Daily Life in Ancient Rome." :-)
On a hot summer night, it makes perfect sense to go without clothing while praying to your various household gods for a breeze. Maybe a sublicgaculum wrapped around Romulus and Remus, as it were. In the winter, it makes sense to have a tunic on and your cloak over the other bed coverings.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/co...t_kind_of/
Before screaming in horror at a Reddit post on an historical issue, note that there is extensive quoting of Carcopino's "Daily Life in Ancient Rome." :-)
On a hot summer night, it makes perfect sense to go without clothing while praying to your various household gods for a breeze. Maybe a sublicgaculum wrapped around Romulus and Remus, as it were. In the winter, it makes sense to have a tunic on and your cloak over the other bed coverings.
Steve in WA
Pone hic aliqua ingeniosum.
Pone hic aliqua ingeniosum.
