This lively and engaging book is an in-depth study of women’s appearance in Roman antiquity which collects ancient evidence about female clothing and adornment, and also reveals how the adorned woman was viewed in Roman society.
This lively and engaging book is an in-depth study of women’s appearance in Roman antiquity which collects ancient evidence about female clothing and adornment, and also reveals how the adorned woman was viewed in Roman society.
In Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity Olson argues that clothing functioned as part of the process of communication by which elite male influence,... Læs mere