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 ...

They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be ... This meant it wasn’t practical for poorer workers to wear as they carried out manual labour.