On the history of costumes. Twenty-sixth Sheet. Romans. Münchener Bilderbogen No. 558. Illustration by Andreas Müller. Ancient Roman clothing. Top row left: Legionnaire from Germania, insignia carrier. Armed Roman commander… Read More
Roman Bride dressing up.
A hallmark of the tragic and grotesque theater in ancient Rome were the colorful and expressive masks (caricature).
A statue of Ceres, crowned in the manner of the Egyptian Isis. This figure is clothed in a very long and ample tunic descending quite to the ground, leaving visible only the extremities of the feet; the sleeves are extremely full, falling down to the elbows, and fastened, along the upper side of the arms, only by fibulae.
A statue of Liberia, or the female Bacchus, crowned with a wreath of ivy. A description of the collection of ancient Marbles in the British Museum.
Septimius Severus was born in Africa of Roman parents; he died at York in the year 211 a. D. after a severe illness at the age of sixty-six. This bust was found in the year 1776 on the Palatine Hill, in the part of the Palace of the Cæsars now occupied by the Villa Magnani.
Roman Empire. Military. Roman soldiers, Standart-Bearer, Horn-blower, Chieftain, Slinger, Lictor, General, Triumpher, Magistrate, Officer.
Costumes of the Roman Empire. The Costumes of all Nations by Albert Kretschmer.
The ancient and modern costume, or, history of government, militia and customs of all ancient peoples by Giulio Ferrario.
Greco-Roman art, depicting gods and objects. Published by Giulio Ferrario
