BASIC CLOTHING
This is the basic lower garment worn by Roman males and girls.
What is a tunica?
This is the bright white toga worn by Roman men running for political office.
What is a toga candida?
This is the Latin word for "wool", typically worn by Romans in colder weather.
What is "lana"?
This is the Latin word for marching sandals, which were typically worn by Roman soldiers.
What are caligae?
This is the type of helmet typically worn by Roman legionaries.
What is a galea?
This is the name for the sword typically carried by Roman legionaries.
What is a gladius?
This is the basic lower garment worn by married Roman women.
What is a stola?
This is the all-purple toga worn by the emperor and the imperial family.
What is the Toga Picta?
This species of snail was used in the ancient Mediterranean world to produce a reddish-purple dye.
What is murex?
This is a fiery veil worn by Roman brides and occasionally priestesses.
What is a flammeum?
This is the name for the tall shield typically carried by Roman legionaries.
What is a scutum?
This is the name for the dagger typically carried by a Roman legionary.
What is a pugio?
This is the outer garment worn by married Roman women and priestesses in public and for special occasions.
What is a palla?
This is the white toga worn by Roman males after achieving manhood.
What is a toga virilis?
This is the Latin word for "linen", typically worn by the Romans in warmer weather.
What is Carbasus?
This is cloak or cape traditionally worn by Roman soldiers.
What is a sagum?
This is the name for the dangly belt worn by Roman legionaries.
What is a cingulum?
This is the name for the javelin typically carried by a Roman legionary.
What is a pilum?
This is a type of tunica with wide purple stripes worn by the Patrician and Senatorial elites in Ancient Rome.
What is a tunica laticlavia?
This is the all-black toga worn by Roman males and girls during funerals and mourning.
What is a toga pulla?
This is the Latin word for "silk", which was highly expensive because it had to be imported from China.
What is "Seres"?
These are slippers worn by Romans at home or in casual settings.
What are soleae?
This is the name for the style of chainmail worn by Roman legionaries.
What is Lorica Hamata?
This is the name for the long sword typically carried by a Roman cavalryman.
What is a spatha?
This is a type of tunica with thin purple stripes worn by the Equites in Ancient Rome.
What is a tunica angusticlavia?
This is the purple-bordered toga worn by wealthy Roman children and the Senatorial elite.
What is a toga praetexta?
This is the Latin word for "saffron", which was highly expensive because it was only grown in central Asia and the flower only produces a small amount of pollen. It produced a bright, luteus colored dye.
What is "Crocus?
This is a good luck charm worn by Roman boys to ward off evil spirits.
What is a bulla?
This is the name for the style of scale mail worn by Roman legionaries.
What is Lorica Squamata?
This style of short, straight-bladed sword, typically carried by legionaries posted in the Roman heartland, is named after the famous city from which many examples have been excavated.
What is the Pompeii Gladius?