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Togatus Barberini is a Roman marble sculpture from around the first-century AD [1] that depicts a full-body figure, referred to as a togatus, holding the heads of deceased ancestors in either hand. [2] It is housed in the Centrale Montemartini in Rome, Italy (formerly in the Capitoline Museums). [1]
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The face mask hangs from the head piece by a central hinge, and would be fastened with straps connecting a loop under each ear with corresponding holes in the neck guard. [1] [2] [3] The entire helmet, the iron core of which is between 1 and 6 millimetres thick, [4] weighs 2.217 kg (4.89 lb), of which the face mask comprises 982 g (2.16 lb). [2 ...
On the day of his triumph, the general wore a crown of laurel and an all-purple, gold-embroidered triumphal toga picta ("painted" toga), regalia that identified him as near-divine or near-kingly. In some accounts, his face was painted red, perhaps in imitation of Rome's highest and most powerful god, Jupiter. The general rode in a four-horse ...
Elon Musk’s use of an arm gesture that distinctly resembled a Roman salute, a greeting arguably best known for its use among members of the Nazi Party, generated confusion and concern as the ...
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 ...
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 ...