The Register-Herald: Lewisburg Rotary to host toga party at historic Lewis Theatre
Forget everything you think you know about Rotary. On Feb. 15, the Lewisburg Rotary Club is reimagining tradition with a Toga Costume Party. Hosted at the historic Lewis Theatre, the event promises a ...
The toga (/ ˈtoʊɡə /, Classical Latin: [ˈt̪ɔ.ɡa]), a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between 12 and 20 feet (3.7 and 6.1 m) in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body. It was usually woven from white wool, and was worn over a tunic.
There are six main types of Roman togas, based on their coloration and design, each representing a specific status in Roman society. Toga Pura: Any citizen of Rome might wear the toga pura, a toga made of natural, undyed, whitish wool.
Toga, characteristic loose, draped outer garment of Roman citizens. Adopted by the Romans from the Etruscans, it was originally worn by both sexes of all classes but was gradually abandoned by women, then by labouring people, and finally by the patricians themselves.
But after the second century BCE, the toga became a garment exclusively worn by male citizens of Rome, with the notable exceptions of prostitutes and women divorced for adultery, who wore the toga as a symbol of their disgrace.
According to Roman tradition, the toga evolved from earlier Italic garments and first took form as a woollen wrap, though it soon became widely regarded as a distinctly Roman expression of public identity as citizens.
In ancient Rome, the toga was more than clothing: it was a powerful ...