Transcript clothing in rome

CLOTHING IN ROME
Clothing in Rome was more than
bed sheets!
Formal wear for Romans
Men wore a toga for speeches and
formal occasions.
The toga was a large woolen cloth in
a trapezoidal shape.
The toga had to be draped just so.
Sometimes a special slave was kept
to take care of the toga.
The toga was uncomfortable!
Women’s wear
A woman did not wear a toga.
She wore a stola.
A stola was a white woolen garment.
Woman in a
stola
Man in a
toga
Roman soldier
The roman soldier wore a tunic with a
hauberk over top.
He had a bronze helmet. If he were
an officer he had a feather on top.
He carried a shield and spear.
Roman
Soldier
Roman Sandals
Roman solders
put nails in
their sandals
for traction.
Comfortable Clothes
Romans usually wore a tunic—
like a big shirt.
Romans wore the tunic and sandals
every day.
For formal wear the men wore a toga
and the women wore a stola
Roman soldiers wore a tunic under
their hauberk.
They wore sandals on their feet.
Romans did not wear bedsheets