A young Roman woman wearing a Toga praetexta. It was traditional for very young people to wear this purple-bordered toga until they reached puberty after which they started to wear a plain man’s toga known as a toga pura or toga virilis. The dark coloured toga known as toga pulla was worn by people in mourning - Una giovane donna romana che indossa una Toga praetexta. Era tradizione che i giovanissimi indossassero questa toga bordata di viola fino al raggiungimento della pubertà, dopodiché iniziarono a indossare una toga da uomo semplice conosciuta come toga pura o toga virilis.

A young Roman woman wearing a Toga praetexta. It was traditional for very young people to wear this purple-bordered toga until they reached puberty after which they started  to wear a plain man’s toga known as a toga pura or toga virilis. The dark coloured toga  known as  toga pulla was worn by people in mourning - Una giovane donna romana che indossa una Toga praetexta. Era tradizione che i giovanissimi indossassero questa toga bordata di viola fino al raggiungimento della pubertà, dopodiché iniziarono a indossare una toga da uomo semplice conosciuta come toga pura o toga virilis. Stock Photo
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2994 x 5906 px | 25.3 x 50 cm | 10 x 19.7 inches | 300dpi

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3 September 2023

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