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The Romans were well aware of various fabric dyes. But, they DID NOT dye their togas. The toga was an off white woolen garment. Children, senators and the emperor could have a purple stripe along the edges, but that was all. The only variation of the toga's color was when a man was running for public office. He would then lighten and whiten his toga with powdered chalk as a symbol of his purity of intentions.
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Did roman women wear tunic and togas?
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What did emperor Nero wear?
Nero wore what Roman emperors wore. Emperors wore toga trabea or toga purpurea, a purple toga which only emperors were allowed to wear, on ceremonial occasions. Emperors also wore the toga picta, which also was purple, but, unlike all other togas, was also richly embroidered and decorated with gold. They wore them on special occasion. Officers of state who financed games could also wear this toga on the opening of the game and so did military commanders during a celebration of a triumph. Given the expense of the above mentioned togas, ordinarily, emperors wore the Toga preatexta, a white toga with a broad purple border which was worn by the officers of state. What distinguished the emperor was that his toga was very expensive, made of finer cloth and worn more elaborately and that he wore a laurel wreath.
The color that only the Roman emperor was allowed to wear?
The colour that only the Roman emperor was allowed to wear was purple.
Do emperors wear crowns?
In short: Yes Traditionally they were very small crowns, sometimes refereed to as a tiara or simply a band. Although there are some royal familys only were a crown if you are the King, and some only i you are the king or queen.
What did Roman Philosophers wear?
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