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Jan Radicke

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Roman Women’s Dress

Chapters in this book (67)

General Introduction

Part A: Literary Sources

Introduction to part A

1 The law of the Twelve Tables (tab. 10.3–4 Bruns)

2 Cato Origines F 113 P. – Female Dress in Public Discourse about Luxury in the Second Century BCE

3 Naevius Lycurgus F 18 R. – Greek female bacchantes and their costume

4 Plautus Epidicus – the dress catalogue

5 Plautus – the catalogue of the dress dealers in the Aulularia

6 Plautus Menaechmi – a long robe (palla) and a travesty

9 Varro – Menippean Satires and Logistorici

10 Cicero – the travesty of P. Clodius Pulcher

11 Lucretius – the invisible woman

12 Catullus c. 64 – Ariadne, dressed and yet naked

13 Imperial literature on dress – an overview

Part B: Dress and Dress Terms

Introduction to part B

1 tunica – Roman tunica and Greek chiton

2 pallium – the regular female cloak

3 palla – (1) precious cloak and (2) ‘peplos’

4 stola/vestis longa – a dress of Roman matrons

5 praetexta – a dress of young Roman girls

6 toga – an attire of unfree prostitutes

7 paenula – ‘poncho’

8 abolla – rough woollen cloak

9 vestes Melitenses, vestes Coae, cyclas, gausapum – fashion and the Empire

10 synthesis – a cosmopolitan dinner dress

11 colores – colour, dress style, and fashion

12 reticulum – hairnet

13 mitra – headscarf

14 anadema – headband

15 strophium I – hair circlet

16 vitta – a plaited headband and a matronal badge

17 palliolum – scarf

18 flammeum – bridal scarf

19 focale – neckerchief

20 cingillum, zona – belt

21 strophium II – cord

22 fascia pectoralis, capitium – the breast wrap, an erotic piece of underwear

23 amictorium and mamillare – ‘top’ and breast-band

24 subligar, subligaculum – ‘loin-cloth’

25 fascia cruralis, fascia pedulis, impilia – ‘puttees,’ ‘socks,’ and felt inner shoes

26 calceus – the quintessential Roman shoe

27 soccus – the laced shoe

28 solea, sandalium – sandal

29 crepida – Greek Sandal

30 diabathra, Sicyonia, phaecasia, Gallica – shoes and fashion

Part C: Ancient Theory

Introduction to part C

1 Varro and the Early History of Female Roman Dress

2 Varro (VPR 306) – the toga: a Primeval Unisex Garment?

Part D: Glosses

Introduction to part D

1 *ricinium (triclinium) – the Law of the Twelve Tables

2 *arsineum, *galbeum, *rusceus – Cato Origines F 113 P.

3 *regilla, *patagiata, *indusiata – Plautus Epidicus I

4 *rica (tricae) – Plautus Epidicus II

5 *supparus – Plautus Epidicus III

6 *Capital; *caltula, *castula, *capitula; *calasis – five grammarians’ glosses

7 *stica – a modern dress gloss

The Archaeological Evidence

Select Bibliography

Illustration Credits