A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire.

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems o

Thirteen scholarly and well-illustrated essays survey, document and elucidate over a thousand years of Roman garments and accessories, including Etruscan influe

Outlines the clothing styles worn by the people of the ancient Mediterranean.

An introduction to the clothes that ancient Romans wore.