The Toga and Roman Identity

Rothe, Ursula

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“…In addition, it is necessary to emphasize the gesture of these figures since many of them put their hands to their chests while holding the toga or stand erect to wear the toga properly. The very use of the toga entails entirely new gestures and modifications of bodily movements, associated with dignity, solemnity in the oratory of the institution and confinement, very different from those that could be performed in other garments, such as tunics, for those who had greater freedom of movement (Rothe 2020). The use of these scenes from Greco-Roman mythology and the toga were a symbol of status, of distinction.…”

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Becoming Roman? Two-Sided Stelae in Lucus Augusti and its Hinterland

García

2022

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In this article we analyze the two-sided stelae of Lucus Augusti and its hinterland, unique pieces throughout the Roman Empire, with the aim of compiling the information we have about them and analyzing them from the perspective of postcolonial romanization theories. To this end, Bourdieuʼs theory of habitus is fundamentally used, understanding habitus as a generator of principles of social behavior. The use of the toga in the representations of these stelae and their link with Roman citizenship are key to understanding who commissioned these funerary monuments, as well as the correct interpretation of the themes on the reverse provide us with new data. The analysis of the granite blocks allows us to know that they were not large stelae or with an epigraphic text that is now lost, but that it was a conscious choice which they did not have text rather images on both sides. The two-sided stelae are the reflection of a local custom, that is, part of a new hybrid culture: the provincial Galician-Roman culture. *This article was supported by a PhD fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Universities called “Ayudas para la Formación de Profesorado Universitario” (FPU19/00148). This research was conducted within the framework of the R+D+i project “Nuevas bases documentales para el estudio histórico de la Hispania romana de época republicana: ciudadanía romana y latinidad (90 a.C. – 45 a.C.)” (PID2019-105940GB-I00) (4 years).

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“…On the other hand, the clothing of the figures, as indicated by Díez Platas, is a toga in both cases. This fact, added to Rothe's work and her reflection on the use of the toga in her latest book (Rothe 2020), lead us to think that, effectively, the seated figures are two men and not a married couple or two women.…”

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Becoming Roman? Two-Sided Stelae in Lucus Augusti and its Hinterland

García

2022

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“…438d; Soph., OT 634–5: I am very grateful to Daniel Sutton for drawing my attention to this metaphor. On the relationship between the toga and Roman identity, see Rothe 2019.…”

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Citizens of the Wor(l)d? Metaphor and the Politics of Roman Language

Elder

2022

J. Rom. Stud.

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In his discussion of Roman wind-names, Seneca the Younger employs a striking metaphor to describe the integration of the name of the south-east wind, Eurus, into Latin. The name Eurus, Seneca says, has been ‘granted citizenship’. This is one of six instances of the metaphor of ‘granting citizenship to words’ in surviving ancient texts. In this article, I use this metaphor as an entry-point to reconsider the importance of citizenship and language to ancient conceptions of Roman identity and status. The metaphor is revelatory of ancient thinking about what citizenship meant, what it depended on, and to whom and on whose authority it should be granted, questions that became urgent as citizenship spread across the Empire. Different versions of the metaphor offer tellingly divergent views of citizenship and of language. These reflect the tensions between origin and culture, inclusion and exclusion, cosmopolitanism and nativism, in contemporary notions of what it meant to be or belong as Roman.

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TWO NOTES ON AURELIUS VICTOR'S LIBER DE CAESARIBVS (10.5 LAVTVSQVE AND 13.3 SATISQVE)

Rudoni

2024

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The Toga and Roman Identity

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Becoming Roman? Two-Sided Stelae in Lucus Augusti and its Hinterland

Becoming Roman? Two-Sided Stelae in Lucus Augusti and its Hinterland

Citizens of the Wor(l)d? Metaphor and the Politics of Roman Language

TWO NOTES ON AURELIUS VICTOR'S LIBER DE CAESARIBVS (10.5 LAVTVSQVE AND 13.3 SATISQVE)

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