Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
The toga : from national to ceremonial costume / Shelley Stone -- Symbolism in the costume of the Roman woman / Judith Lynn Sebesta -- The costume of the Roman bride / Laetitia La Follette -- Tunica ralla, tunica spissa : the colors and textiles of Roman costume / Judith Lynn Sebesta -- Jewelry as a symbol of status in the Roman Empire / Ann M. Stout -- Roman footwear / Norma Goldman -- Cicero as evidence for attitudes to dress in the late Republic / Julia Heskel -- De habitu vestis : clothing in the Aeneid / Henry Bender -- The social, religious, and political aspects of costume in Josephus / Douglas R. Edwards -- Graeco-Roman dress in Syro-Mesopotamia / Bernard Goldman -- Costume in Roman Palestine : archaeological remains and the evidence from the Mishnah / Lucille A. Roussin -- Costume as geographic indicator : barbarians and prisoners on cuirassed statue breastplates / Richard A. Gergel -- Reconstructing Roman clothing / Norma Goldman.