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The world of Roman costume, edited by Judith Lynn Sebesta and Larissa Bonfante

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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The world of Roman costume

bibliography

edited by Judith Lynn Sebesta and Larissa Bonfante

Wisconsin studies in classics

PART I: ROMAN GARMENTS, HAIRSTYLES, AND ACCESSORIES: The toga: from national to ceremonial costume / Shelley Stone -- Symbolism in the costume of the Roman women / Judith Lynn Sebesta -- The costume of the Roman bride / Laetitia La Follette -- Tunica ralla, tunica spissa: the colors and textiles of Roman costume / Judith Lynn Sebesta -- Jewelry as a symbol of status in the Roman Empire / Ann M. Stout -- PART II: ROMAN COSTUME AND LITERARY EVIDENCE: Cicero as evidence for attitudes to dress in the late republic / julia Heskel -- De habitu vestis: clothing in the Aeneid / Henry Bender -- The social, religious, and political aspects of costume in Josephus / Douglas R. Edwards -- PART III: ROMAN COSTUME AND GEOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS: Graeco-Roman dress in Syro-Mesopotamia / Bernard Goldman -- Costume in Roman Palestine: archaeological remains and the evidence from the Mishnah / Lucille A. Roussin -- Costume as geographic indicator: barbarians and prisoners on cuirassed statue breastplates / Richard A. Gergel -- PART IV: RECONSTRUCTIONS: Reconstructing Roman clothing / Norma Goldman