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

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all ... where they would undress and leave their clothing, which would be watched over by a servant or slave.

By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ...

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