Men's Clothing
This was the basic garment worn by all Roman men, originally made of wool.
What is a tunic?
This long dress was the signature garment of married Roman women.
What is the stola?
Roman children wore this lucky charm around their neck until they came of age.
What is a bulla?
This was the most common material used to make Roman clothing, produced all across Italy.
What is wool?
Roman soldiers wore these heavy-soled sandals or boots on their feet.
What are caligae?
This large draped woolen garment was the national symbol of Rome, worn only by male citizens.
What is the toga?
Women wore this large rectangular shawl over their stola when going out in public.
What is the palla?
This ceremony marked a Roman boy's transition to adulthood, usually held between ages 14–16.
What is the toga virilis ceremony?
This color of dye was so expensive it required thousands of shellfish to produce and was reserved for the emperor.
What is purple / Tyrian purple?
This type of armor made of overlapping iron strips was the iconic armor of the Roman legionary.
What is the lorica segmentata?
By the late Empire, this long-sleeved tunic replaced the toga as everyday wear, influenced by Germanic styles.
What is the dalmatica?
In early Rome women could wear togas, but by the Imperial era only this group of women was required to wear them.
Who are prostitutes?
At his coming-of-age ceremony, a boy exchanged his purple-bordered toga for this plain one.
What is the toga virilis?
Silk and cotton had to be imported from these two distant countries.
What are China and India?
Generals and high-ranking officers wore this cloak, usually in purple or crimson, as a symbol of authority.
What is the paludamentum?
During the Republic, togas were worn by all citizens, but by the late Empire only this group still wore them.
Who are the upper class/wealthy?
This Greek garment inspired the Roman palla, showing how much Greek culture influenced Roman fashion.
What is the himation?
Girls in Rome wore this basic garment, similar to what their mothers wore but simpler.
What is a tunic?
This material was easy to grow in Roman territory but didn't absorb dyes well, so it was usually left natural or bleached.
What is linen?
The lorica segmentata was phased out by the end of this century AD, replaced by cheaper chain and scale mail.
What is the 3rd century?
These metal pin-like fasteners worked like safety pins and were used to hold togas and other garments in place.
What are fibulae?
During the Imperial period, empresses wore robes made of this luxury fabric, often interwoven with gold thread.
What is silk?
Boys' coming-of-age ceremonies were often held on this Roman festival date in March.
What is the Liberalia / March 17?
White garments were produced by bleaching fabric using this common household substance.
What is sulfur?
Soldiers stationed in cold places like Britain received these items in care packages to adapt to the climate.
What are warm socks and tunics?