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Tunics, Togas, and Mantles

  • The tunic was a big rectangle of cloth named peplos and a chiton Peplos are heavier and pinned instead of sewn. Chitons were twice as big as peplos, made of a lighter fabric and often seamed.
  • Togas were white woollen strips of cloth. They were about six feet wide and 12 feet long and were wrapped over the shoulders and body. They were worn over the tunic.
  • Some Roman women were dressed in an ankle-length, pleated dress, known as a stola. They wore it over the tunics.

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