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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 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 ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 14:38, 23 August 2008: 535 × 556 (654 KB): LadyofHats {{Information |Description=svg from a roman statue (Image:August Labicana Massimo Inv56230.jpg together with a diagram on how to wear a toga |Source=Own work by LadyofHats |Date=23 aogust 2008 |Author=[[User:LadyofHats|LadyofHats]
The toga virilis ("toga of manhood") was a semi-elliptical, white woolen cloth some 6 feet (1.8 m) in width and 12 feet (3.7 m) in length, draped across the shoulders and around the body. It was usually worn over a plain white linen tunic. A commoner's toga virilis was
In classical antiquity, Greek and Roman writers were acquainted with people of every skin tone from very pale (associated with populations from Scythia) to very dark (associated with populations from sub-Saharan Africa . People described with words meaning "black", or as Aethiopes, are occasionally mentioned throughout the Empire in surviving ...
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 ...
A galea (Latin:; from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē) ' weasel, marten ') [1] was a Roman soldier's metal helmet, most famously worn by the heavy infantry of the legions. Some gladiators, specifically murmillo , also wore bronze galeae with face masks and decorations, often a fish on its crest. [2]