{"id":24254,"date":"2023-04-25T22:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=24254"},"modified":"2023-04-25T22:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:32:29","slug":"how-long-were-roman-togas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/2023\/04\/25\/how-long-were-roman-togas\/","title":{"rendered":"How long were Roman togas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/04\/JEAN94-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-24591\" width=\"300\" height=\"666\"\/><figcaption><strong>LEND ME A HAND? <\/strong>A sculpture of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, shows him sporting a toga and veil \u2013 the traditional dress for performing a sacrifice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-orange-color\">Q&amp;A<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<h2>How long were Roman togas?<\/h2>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-ccp-secondary-background-color has-background\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\">\u2022 <\/span><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SHORT  ANSWER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n<p>If the uncomfortable but symbol-laden dress was only a few metres of cloth, a Roman was lucky <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-ccp-primary-dark-background-color has-background\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-primary-dark-color\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-yellow-color\">LONG  ANSWER<\/span> <\/h5>\n\n<p><span style=\"\">A Roman toga does not exactly scream practicality, since the folds of cloth were so cumbersome that they had to be constantly draped over the arm. What\u2019s more, togas were usually made from wool, which was far from ideal in the hot climate, and they were often at least 3.5 metres long. By the days of the Roman empire, their length was sometimes as much as 6 metres.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">For what the toga lost in user-friendliness, it made up for in symbolic power; regarded as the oldest form of Roman dress, the garment was said to have been worn by the city\u2019s founder, Romulus. They also came in a variety of options, from the standard white ones to the purple togas worn by consuls and emperors. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">ALAMY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q&amp;A How long were Roman togas? \u2022 SHORT ANSWER If the uncomfortable but symbol-laden dress was only a few metres of cloth, a Roman was lucky \u2022 LONG ANSWER A Roman toga does not exactly scream practicality, since the folds of cloth were so cumbersome that they had to be constantly draped over the arm. 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