03-04-2014, 09:36 PM
I have seen tunics with broad stripes down the centre but they date from the Etruscan period. The only Imperial Roman Senators I have seen with a single broad purple stripe on their tunics are in films and television programmes. As I stated earlier I think this may be a misinterpretation of some Roman frescoes, when only one of the two stripes is visible.
As you can see in the illustrations the later fashion is actually part of a 'T' shaped design which also includes the shoulders.
Tobias, it is best not to use Films as primary sources and even some modern re-constructions both paintings and physical examples should be treated with caution. It is best to always look for the original source material wherever possible.
Graham.
As you can see in the illustrations the later fashion is actually part of a 'T' shaped design which also includes the shoulders.
Tobias, it is best not to use Films as primary sources and even some modern re-constructions both paintings and physical examples should be treated with caution. It is best to always look for the original source material wherever possible.
Graham.
"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe.
"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.
"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.
"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
