Roman imperial court dress and senatorial togas (c. 27 BCE–476 CE)

1. Augustus promotes toga as civic dress

   Jan 1, 27 BCELabels: Augustus, Toga, Roman Forum

   • Suetonius
   • Toga

2. Toga candida used in electoral campaigning

   Jan 1, 27 BCELabels: Toga candida, Electoral custom

   • Ambitus
   • UIowa

3. Senatorial status signaled by the laticlave

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Laticlave, Senate

   • Laticlave
   • Angusticlavia

4. Toga praetexta formalizes purple-edged authority

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Toga praetexta, Curule magistrates

   • Toga
   • Toga article

5. Triumphal toga picta highlights exceptional honor

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Toga picta, Triumph

   • Triumph
   • Tyrian purple

6. Tiberius restricts silk clothing for men

   Jan 1, 16Labels: Tiberius, Silk ban

   • Cassius Dio
   • Toga

7. Diocletian price edict documents purple’s extreme cost

   Jan 1, 301Labels: Diocletian, Price Edict

   • IRCyr
   • Imperium Romanum

8. Law of 382 requires senators to wear toga on duty

   Jan 1, 382Labels: Law of, Senators

   • Paenula
   • Toga

9. Theodosius I’s missorium depicts late-court dress

   Jan 1, 388Labels: Missorium of, Theodosius I

   • Missorium
   • Byzantine dress

10. Late-imperial purple becomes tightly controlled symbol

    Jan 1, 400Labels: Imperial purple, Sumptuary control

    • Tyrian purple
    • Purple

11. End of Western Empire accelerates toga’s disappearance

    Sep 4, 476Labels: Fall of, Toga decline

    • Toga
    • Paenula

12. Consular diptychs preserve ceremonial toga conventions

    Jan 1, 487Labels: Consular diptychs, Consuls

    • Boethius diptych
    • Toga picta