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Subject(s)

• Costume—Rome—History [Browse]
• Dress accessories—Rome—History [Browse]
• Costume—Symbolic aspects—Rome [Browse]

Related name

• Sebesta, Judith Lynn [Browse]
• Bonfante, Larissa [Browse]

Series

Wisconsin studies in classics. [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Preface / Judith Sebesta
• Introduction / Larissa Bonfante
• Pt. I. Roman Garments, Hairstyles, Accessories. 1. The Toga: From National to Ceremonial Costume / Shelley Stone. 2. Symbolism in the Costume of the Roman Woman / Judith Lynn Sebasta. 3. The Costume of the Roman Bride / Laetitia La Follette. 4. Tunica Ralla, Tunica Spissa: The Colors and Textiles of Roman Costume / Judith Lynn Sebasta. 5. Jewelry as a Symbol of Status in the Roman Empire / Ann M. Stout. 6. Roman Footwear / Norma Goldman
• Pt. II. Roman Costume and Literary Evidence. 7. Cicero as Evidence for Attitudes to Dress in the Late Republic / Julia Heskel. 8. De Habitu Vestis: Clothing in the Aeneid / Henry Bender. 9. The Social, Religious, and Political Aspects of Costume in Josephus / Douglas R. Edwards
• Pt. III. Roman Costume and Geographic Questions. 10. Graeco-Roman Dress in Syro-Mesopotamia / Bernard Goldman. 11. Costume in Roman Palestine: Archaelogical Remains and the Evidence from the Mishnah / Lucille A. Roussin.
• 12. Costume as Geographic Indicator: Barbarians and Prisoners on Cuirassed Statue Breastplates / Richard A. Gergel
• Pt. IV. Reconstructions. 13. Reconstructing Roman Clothing / Norma Goldman.

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ISBN

029913850X

LCCN

93012709

OCLC

373626612

RCP

C - S

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