The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe (clavus augustus). Roman society also involved a system of patronage. Members of the upper classes – the patroni – offered protection to freedmen or ...

The Romans travelled from Italy to Wales to expand the Roman empire. An empire is new ... It was the men who usually wore a toga, although some women did as well. Later, women preferred to wear ...