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

In ancient Rome, laundry work was not for the ... Despite the unpleasantness, this process yielded clean and refreshed clothing for Roman customers. For the workers, known as fullones, the job ...

The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ... Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga, while senators could wear a white toga with the latus clavus, a broad purple ...