Toga of the average citizen during the early principate?

[Anonymous]

Yes you are right. The toga was at first the garment of all men in Rome. All men that were patricians that is. During the principate it became more and more the garment of the elite surrounding the emperor. It was Virgil who called the Romans togati. But he wrote in a time when Augustus confirmed his power by returning to the good old days " when all Romans wore toga". Just like all American wear cowboy hats and all Dutch wear wooden shoes, don't they?<br>
Augustus made a law which made wearing a toga a must if one wanted to see the gladiatorial games. Not every-one was happy.<br>
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A toga grew into a ceremonial dress worn at official occasions by every Roman citizen who needed to confirm he was a Roman citizen.<br>
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Vale,<br>
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