Ornamenta Romana - VIII

The Roman Toga The toga is the definitive representation of the Ancient Roman. It is depicted in Ancient and Renaissance art, and various styles of the toga have lasted throughout the generations. Togas were important social representations, denoting power, occupation, and social place of upper class Roman citizens. Coming from the Etruscans, and modified throughout the years, the toga was worn exclusively by prominent Roman men through the period of the Republic and the early Empire, though not always happily.

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A is for … the Ancient Roman Alphabet! A is for … the Ancient Roman Alphabet! Ever wondered what Latin sounded like? Here is how Martianus Capella, a writer of the early fifth century A. PlayDecide Choose your kit from 23 topics in more than 20 languages. Check out the topics available, download the instructions and start playing! Play Decide Howto'sFacebookPlay Decide topics Howto Public Life 'If each man of us, fellow citizens, had established that the right and authority of the husband should be held over the mother of his own family, we should have less difficulty with women in general; now, at home our freedom is conquered by female fury, here in the Forum it is bruised and trampled upon, and, because we have not contained the individuals, we fear the lot ... 'Indeed, I blushed when, a short while ago, I walked through the midst of a band of women. Had not respect for the dignity and modesty of certain ones (not them all!) restrained me (so they would not be seen being scolded by a consul), I should have said, "What kind of behaviour is this? Running around in public, blocking streets, and speaking to other women's husbands!

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Online Companion: Body Women about to bathe, bronze mirror cover Hera, goddess of marriage and the ability to procreate, and Venus, goddess of the youthful and virginal beauty that attracts the male gaze and gives sexual pleasure, symbolize the twin cultural expectations of women's bodies. Roman history bears witness to the fact that women's bodies were not their own but, lying at the intersection of public interest as they did, were constitutionally entrusted to males to regulate and administer for the good of the state. Body is at the crux of male and female biological and cultural difference, thus setting conservative gender and sex roles and ideals. Numerous examples testify to the impact of the female body on civic well being: the rape of the Sabine women and its result in new citizens; the rape of Lucretia which ended the monarchy; the arranged marriage of Julia which brought Caesar and Pompey into alliance while her death in childbirth, an event all too common in antiquity, allowed it to dissolve.

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