Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity

Kelly Olson is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her other works include Dress and the Roman Woman (Routledge, 2008).

• List of illustrationsAcknowledgments AbbreviationsIntroduction: Roman clothing 1 Tunic and toga: clothing and rank 2 Other aspects of costume 3 Poverty, mourning, and sordes4 Clothing and status 5 Class and SexualityConclusionBibliography Index

With her customary insight and remarkable clarity Kelly Olson, in her Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity, offers a rich and fascinating exploration of a key aspect of the language of clothing in Classical antiquity. With an eye to unexpected ancient sources, and even to the bizarre, Olson explores what it meant to be a man in Roman society and how dress confirmed, stressed or undercut the core values of masculinity. Olson is a leading scholar of ancient dress studies and this latest work confirms her reputation for excellence.- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Professor of Ancient History, Cardiff University, UK