What did the ancient Romans where back then?

Answer 1

They had many achievements. Like aqueducts and a new system of laws. they also set up a system of walkways and roads. They were one of the past's many over achieved empires. Roman public baths, libraries and sewerage systems and building with arches and domes were engineering feats for their time in history.

Answer 2

Roman men wore an undyed woollen toga, which was off-while. Men of distinction wore the toga preatexta or the trabea. The latter had horizontal purple stripes. Originally it was worn by the kings of early Rome. Later it was worn by young equestrians during a parade of men of this rank. The equites were the second highest social rank in Rome. There was a purple and saffron striped trabea was worn by the augurs, the priests who performed augury (divination of the omens of the gods). There was also an all-purple trabea which was first worn by Julius Caesar and later by the emperors.

The toga preatexta had a purple border. It was worn by:

There was also the toga preatexta. It was off-white (the colour of undyed wool) but it had a purple border. It was worn by:

· Freeborn children prior to puberty. Originally the right to war this toga was reserved to the sons of patricians. Then it was extended to all freeborn boys as a sign of 'free birth.' During the Second Punic War the right to war this toga was also extended to the sons of freedmen, provided that their mother was a patrician. It is known that girls also wore the toga preatexta, but it is uncertain whether they were given this right at the same time as boys or later. They wore it until they got married.

· The two top magistrates (executive officers of state), the consuls and the praetor, the dictator (an extraordinary officer of state) and the aediles (junior magistrates). It is uncertain whether the other magistrates (censors and quaestors) and the plebeian tribunes also wore this toga.

· Former magistrates who led posts entitled to the toga preatexta, but only for ceremonial occasions.

· The senators on ceremonial occasions.

· Some priests (e.g., the Flamen Dialis, the s quindecemviri sacris faciundis, the septemviri epulonum)

· The magistri vicorum on the day of the religious festival of the compitalia, a festival of the wards of Rome. These magistri were selected from the common citizens of the ward to preside over this festival.

· Magister Collegii, These were the presidents of a collegium or corporation.

The toga pulla was a black or grey toga which was worn for mourning. The toga pulla preatexta also had a purple border and was worn by the man who the last rites for the deceased. Usually this was a relative.

Roman men also wore a tunic which was also off-white. The senators wore the lacticlavia, which had a broad purple strip. The equestrians wore the Angusticlavia, which had narrower purple stripes.

Roman women wore the stola: two rectangular segments of cloth joined at the side by fibulae and buttons with the garment draping freely over the front. It was fastened around the shoulders by clasps. Two belts were worm. One was below the breasts, which created peats, and the other was around the waist. Most had short sleeves, but some had long sleeves. A tunic which could have long sleeves was worn under the stola. A palla could be won over the stola. This was a sort of shawl made of an oblong piece of material which was draped over the left shoulder, under the right arm, and then over the left arm. It could be with or without hood. The stola of richer women could be elaborate and a limbus could be added to it. This was a piece of material with many pleats sown to the hem of the stola. It looked like another gown worn beneath the stola and created the look of many layers. This was a symbol of wealth.

The stola of poor women was a piece of material with holes for the head and the arms, tightened around the waist with a belt.

Roman girls were not allowed to wear the stola until they were married. They wore a simple tunic (tunica) with a belt at the waist. When they went outside, they wore a second tunic that reached their feet. They also wore a cloak, the paludamentumas protection from the weather. It was fastened at the shoulder with a clasp, called a fibula. A head covering was often attached to it.

Roman boys wore a belted tunic which reached to the knees and had short sleeves. In the second century AD the style changed and long sleeves became acceptable. They also wore cloak which was similar to that of girls and was fastened to the shoulder in the same manner.

Answer 3

The average Roman citizen (man) wore a toga over a tunic.

Women wore a stola, palla and children wore tunics.

Poor Romans wore just tunics and togas if citizens or else cloaks.

They ate mainly bread and porridge like food, the rich Romans ate vegetables too, fruit and meat.

Contrary to popular belief, sandals were not worn outdoors. Shoes were used for outdoor foot wear because of their better protection from the street filth. Sandals and slippers were worn only indoors.
They used to eat a substance called food. To answer what they wore, it was clothes.

Answer 4

To get an answer you must be more specific as to what you mean by "back then". For about 2,765 years, from the founding of the city to the present day, people have been called Romans. They have had many events in their long history giving them a lot of "back thens". Please give a time.

Answer 5

They wore tunics. and togas.