Ancient Roman FAQs
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Writing
Family
These days people's names don't have much of a personally reason to that specific person. Usually parents just choose names that they like or are appealing to the ears. Back then Romans chose names that related to their personal identity or family history. The names could also apply to their physical appearance; such as Rufus meaning "red-head" or Naso meaning "big-nose". Though the freemen and women generally had the same two names; nomen and praenomen
Clothing- Men's and Boys'
Clothing- Women's and Girl's
Citations
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Roger S. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (London & New York: Routledge, 1995).
Raffaella Cribiore, Writing, Teachers, and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996).
William V. Harris, Ancient Literacy (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989).
"Family." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome. Don Nardo. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. 153-155. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
"The Dress of Roman Women." Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. Ed. Edward I. Bleiberg, et al. Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.C.E.-476 C.E. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 106-109. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
"Names." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome. Don Nardo. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. 181-182. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
"Roman Clothing." Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages. Ed. Sara Pendergast, et al. 2nd ed. Vol. 1: The Ancient World. Detroit: UXL, 2013. 157-174. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
ยท McManus, Barbara F. "Roman Clothing, Part I." Roman Clothing, Part I. VROMA, Aug. 2003. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.