Ancient Roman

Question 1

 Tunica talaris

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Answer 1

Originally the tunic consisted of two squares of cloth sewn together at the shoulders and sides, with openings for the neck and arms. Later the tunic lengthened and sleeves were added. It was now called a tunica talaris.

Question 2

Clavi

Answer 2

The tunic (and other Roman garments such as the dalmatic and chasuble) was decorated with vertical lines called clavi.
During the earlier Roman times the width and colour of the clavi were an indication of the rank or status of the wearer.

Question 3

 Dalmatic

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Answer 3

The dalmatic was a wide, ungirdled outer garment worn over the tunica talaris.

Question 4

Toga praetexta

Answer 4

A toga with a (purple) border of about 10 cm wide was known as a toga praetexta. worn by boys before coming of age and slightly higher members of the senate.

Question 5

 Toga virilise

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Answer 5

Worn by young men when they first became of age and or by lower members of the senate.
It was a white toga, natural color of linnen, not bleached.
When a freeborn boy reached puberty, the toga praetexta was ceromonicly exchanged for the white toga virilise

Question 6

Bulla

Answer 6

The bulla was a locket worn on a ribbon around his neck. He then wore the white toga virilise. Only on becoming a senator or a magistrate, could a Roman citizen again wear a toga praetexta.

Question 7

Pallium

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Answer 7

Other Roman outer garments included the pallium
After Ad100 the toga began to diminish in size and shrinking to a pallium.
(similar to the Greek himation)

Question 8

Paludamentum 

Answer 8

Roman outer garment the paludamentum (like a chlamys)

Question 9

Sagum

Answer 9

Roman outer garment the sagum (a blanket wrap)

Question 10

 Paenula

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Answer 10

Roman outer garment the paenula

like a cape, open down the front and with a hood

Question 11

Casula

Answer 11

Roman outer garment the casula.

a poncho-like wrap that slipped over the head and had no sleeves

Question 12

 Cucullus

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Answer 12

A cucullus, a hood with its own shoulder cape, was frequently worn with the casula.

Question 13

Solea or  Carbatina

Answer 13

A (sandal) made of a single piece of untanned hide, overlapping the outline of the foot and kept in place by leather thongs.

Question 14

 Calceus or Crepida

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Answer 14

(shoe) A more sophisticated form of the carbatina and worn by the majority of Roman citizens.

Question 15

 Gallicae or Cothurnus

Answer 15

Buskins or closed boots were sometimes used in bad weather this was known as Gallicae.

Question 16

 Stola

Answer 16

 Women wore a stola over the tunic, garment with similiar shape but with sleeves. (the Greek chiton)

Question 17

Palla

Answer 17

Draped over the stola for outdoors.

Voluminous cloak, like the toga but rectangular in shape.