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A subligaculum was a kind of underwear worn by ancient Romans. It could come either in the form of a pair of shorts , or in the form of a simple loincloth wrapped around the lower body. It could be worn both by men and women.
Subligaculum: The early underwear. One of the earliest progenitors of undies in Western culture was the “subligaculum.” A type of fabric wrap ancient Romans wore around their nethers, it was ...
Ancient Romans wore a type of loincloth known as a subligaculum. The use of breechcloths took on common use by the Metis and Acadians and are mentioned as early as the 1650s. In the 1740s and 50s they were issued to the Canadien as part of their war uniform and in 1755 they even tried to issue them to soldiers from France.
A mosaic from the Piazza Armerina in Sicily showing a woman wearing a strophium (breastcloth) and a subligaculum Medieval braies A loincloth in 1412 Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The loincloth is the simplest form of underwear; it was probably the first undergarment worn by human beings. In warmer climates, the loincloth was often the ...
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius showing a draped toga of the 1st century AD. Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for women and girls.
In ancient Rome, the bikini-style bottom, a wrapped loincloth of cloth or leather, was called a subligar or subligaculum ("little binding underneath"), while a band of cloth or leather to support the breasts was called strophium or mamillare. [21]
A retiarius stabs at a secutor with his trident in this mosaic from the villa at Nennig, c. 2nd–3rd century CE.. A retiarius (plural retiarii; literally, "net-man" in Latin) was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a fisherman: a weighted net (rete (3rd decl.), hence the name), a three-pointed trident (fuscina or tridens), and a dagger ().
The secutor wore a subligaculum (loincloth) and a balteus (a wide belt much like that of the retiarius). On his right arm he wore a manica (a heavy linen or metal wrapping tied with leather thongs). On his left leg he wore an ocrea (a greave made of boiled leather or metal).