The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe (clavus ... On the frontiers of the empire, Roman generals served as patroni for the people they conquered, while Roman provinces or cities often ...

The Roman Senate ... striped toga. In 27 BC, Augustus claimed he had restored the republic. In truth, Rome was governed by a dynastic monarchy and real power was held by the emperor.

"A lot of the people who try to romanticize what the Roman Empire was ... imagine themselves being, you know, the senator in the fine toga laying on the side, being hand-fed grapes," he said.

Theatres were built throughout the Roman Empire. Their design was usually a ... In other contests the animals were killed by gladiators. The toga, a large piece of cloth that was draped over ...