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Roman clad in toga, from 1891 Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. From w:en:Image:Toga1.png . This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art.
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Toga candida: "Bright toga"; a toga rubbed with chalk to a dazzling white, worn by candidates (from Latin candida, "pure white") for public office. [11] Thus Persius speaks of a cretata ambitio, "chalked ambition". Toga candida is the etymological source of the word candidate. Toga pulla: a "dark toga" was supposed to be worn by mourners at ...
English: Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire from ca. 1433 (emperor Sigismund was the first to use the double-headed eagle, but the single-headed eagle continued to see some use well into the 16th century).
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:19, 12 September 2023: 1,158 × 1,158 (1,022 KB): Rs-nourse: increased size of crown: 23:04, 10 September 2023
The toga was considered Rome's "national costume," privileged to Roman citizens but for day-to-day activities most Romans preferred more casual, practical and comfortable clothing; the tunic, in various forms, was the basic garment for all classes, both sexes and most occupations. It was usually made of linen, and was augmented as necessary ...
Bronze monument to Francis II, the last Holy Roman emperor, wearing a corona triumphalis and toga. The honours included the right to wear triumphal dress in public: the corona triumphalis (a gold coronet fashioned in the shape of a laurel wreath with dangling gold ribbons); an ivory baton; the tunica palmata (a tunic embroidered with palm-leaves); and the toga picta ("painted toga"), a toga ...
Trabea (pl.: trabeae) is the name of various pieces of Roman clothing. A distinct feature of all trabeae was their color – usually red or purple.They were formed like a toga and possibly in some cases like a mantle and worn by more distinguished members of Roman society.