CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Pudicitia, Tiber Island, Lares
15 Apr 2017
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Picture: recreation of the vestal virgin hairstyle by janet stephens. Sine crenes hairstyle alluded to chastity of these vestal virgins. Coming of age ceremony for roman boys: assuming the toga virilis(i. e. the toga of manhood) Roman purple was more of a garnet-red color (well into republican & imperial periods) magistrates & religious figures wore this garment- united in their association with the sacred world. Pliny the elder claimed rome"s third king adopted this look from the etruscans. Garment worn by freeborn roma boys & girls. Restrictions placed on the behavior of adults in the presence of children wearing the toga praetexta. Focus on sexual morality: a freeborn roman child was not to be sexualized in any way. Cicero"s verrine orations: rebukes the sicilian governor, gaius verres. Brought his young son to sicily & caused him to be exposed to inappropriate sexual behavior. "you stationed your son, clad in his toga praetexta, among women of this sort.
