The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

Other women, attract attention for their flagrant sexual excesses. One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While ...

Ancient Rome has been ... fashion was dominated by tunics, rectangular swaths of fabric draped elegantly across the body and ...