Thursday, July 8, 2010

(Jun Wuen) Roman Civilisation

 History
Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC by twin brothers descended from the Trojan prince Aeneas. Romulus and Remus were the grandsons of the Latin King, Numitor of Alba Longa. The King was ejected from his throne by his cruel brother Amulius while Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, gave birth.

  The new king feared that Romulus and Remus would take back the throne, so they were to be drowned. A female wolf saved and raised them, and when they were old enough, they returned the throne of Alba Longa to Numitor.

Clothing 
 The most basic garment in Roman clothing was the tunic. It was the standard dress of Rome. For most Romans and slaves the tunic would be the entire clothing they dressed in before setting foot outdoors.
The toga was allowed to be worn only by free Roman citizens. Foreigners, or even exiled citizens, could not appear in public wearing a toga. In the early days, the toga was worn directly on the naked body, then later a simple tunic was added, tied at the waist with a belt.The basic female garment was the stola. It was essentially a long tunic reaching to the ground. If could have long or short sleeves, or be entirely sleeveless.
Art
Roman art includes the visual arts produced in Ancient Rome, and in the territories of the Roman empire. Major forms of Roman art are architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Metal-work, coin-die and gem engraving, ivory carvings, figurine glass, pottery, and miniature book illustrations are sometimes considered in modern terms to be minor forms of Roman art.

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