The Roman Senate started life as an advisory council, filled entirely with patricians. ... the purple striped toga. In 27 BC, Augustus claimed he had restored the republic.

You can also use any color, though most traditional Roman togas were white. If you're feeling fancy, try purple (Roman senators often had purple strips in their togas, denoting status).

The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and ...

Robert Graves’s 1934 novel I, Claudius alleged that Caligula not only made Incitatus a senator, ... And though kids, women, and lower-class men did wear short togas early on in Roman history, ...

Senators were recognised by a toga with a broad purple stripe, while the equestrian wore a toga with a narrow purple stripe and a gold finger ring. Top. ... The Roman Empire: Economy, ...

With his noble features, classic profile, and flowing white hair, he was easy to picture in a toga speaking in the Roman Forum. Nobody ever looked more like The Senator than Tom Dodd.

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a rare multicolored Roman mosaic featuring three toga-wearing figures during excavations in the ancient city of Caesarea. The mosaic, which dates back to ...

Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. ... Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga, while senators could wear a white toga with the latus clavus, ...