- funerals. A
toga praetexta was also
acceptable as
mourning wear, if
turned inside out to
conceal its stripe; so was a
plain toga pura.
Wearing a
toga pulla...
- the
toga praetexta,
purple striped, that was the
official dress of
Roman magistrates and priests. It was
mainly a
Roman garment. The
toga praetexta was...
- tunic. A commoner's
toga virilis was a
natural off-white; the
senatorial version was more voluminous, and brighter. The
toga praetexta of
curule magistrates...
- A
consul was
escorted by
twelve lictors, held
imperium and wore the
toga praetexta.
Because the
consul was the
highest executive office within the Republic...
- most
senior Roman magistrates wore a
toga praetexta, a
white toga edged in
Tyrian purple. The even more
sumptuous toga picta,
solid Tyrian purple with gold...
-
sometimes wore a
special kind of
toga with a reddish-purple band on the
lower edge,
called the
toga praetexta. This
toga also was worn by
magistrates and...
- colour, was
officially reserved for the
border of the
toga praetexta and for the
solid purple toga picta. For most Romans, even the
cheapest linen or woolen...
- of
tragedy to
Roman national figures or incidents,
named after the
Toga praetexta worn by high officials. Of his
writings there survive only fragments...
- deep
purple and
embroidered toga. In
Ancient Rome, the
Toga praetexta was an
ordinary white toga with a
broad purple stripe on its border. It was worn...
- taken, and if
favorable the two
consuls went home and put on
their toga praetexta, with the
purple stripe signifying their status. A
procession of senators...
