CLAS 21405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Uptodate, Sestertius, Outlandish
20 Sep 2017
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It resembled a long shirt made up of two pieces which were sewn together. It had short sleeves and was fastened around the waist with a belt. In the morning, it was only necessary to put the amictus back on: the most basic amictus was a second tunic. Roman culture followed suit: breakfast was a simple and quick affair, bread and water seems to have been the norm. Amatoria, ( the art of love ) to his women readers: a major part of the book was dedicated to what women should do to improve their appearance. Circus maximus the massive entertainment structure for chariot racing: races were only held on holidays when normal business was prohibited, on workdays, however, large spaces such as the circus maximus served as open-air markets. After the morning work hours, it was time for lunch (prandium): lunch was generally more substantial than breakfast.
